Endobronchial tuberculosis with expectoration of tracheal cartilages

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 800-802

  Park, M J ^a   Woo, I S ^a   Son, J W ^a   Lee, S J ^a   Kim, D G ^a   Mo, E K ^a   Lee, M G ^a   Hyun, I G ^a   Jung, K S ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endobronchial tuberculosis; Tracheal cartilage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; TRACHEA; TRACHEAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0034093169     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15d27.x     Document Type: Article

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