Endobronchial actinomycosis simulating endobronchial tuberculosis : A case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-318

  Lee, Sin Hyung ^a   Shim, Jae Jeong ^a   Kang, Eun Young ^a   Lee, Sang Youb ^a   Jo, Jae Yun ^a   In, Kwang Ho ^a   Yoo, Se Hwa ^a   Kang, Kyung Ho ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Bronchial diseases; Lung diseases, obstructive; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0033146891     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.3.315     Document Type: Article

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