Granulomatous Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in Wegener's granulomatosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 213-216

  Ullmer, E ^a   Mayr, M ^a   Binet, I ^a   Ebnother Staub C ^a   Dalquen, P ^b   Soler M ^a   Tamm, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Granulomatous; Lung biopsy; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; Pulmonary nodules; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

BIOPSY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; PREDNISONE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0033956233     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15a39.x     Document Type: Article

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