An invasive aspergillosis of the larynx in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia history;Eine invasive aspergillus-infektion des larynx eines patienten mit akuter myeloischer leukamie

Tumor Diagnostik und Therapie

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 45-48

  Junghanss, C ^a   Petershofen, E ^a   Wilhelm, S ^a   Decker, S ^a   Lakner, V ^a   Freund, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

AML; Aspergillosis; Fungal infection; Leukemia; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYTARABINE; IDARUBICIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; POLYPOSIS; STRIDOR; TRACHEITIS; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032946672     PISSN: 0722219X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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