Aspergillus bronchitis causing atelectasis and acute respiratory failure in an immunocompromised patient

Infection

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 243-244

  Routsi, C ^a   Platsouka, E ^a   Prekates, A ^a   Rontogianni, D ^a   Paniara, O ^a   Roussos, C ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Aspergillus; Atelectasis; Neutropenia; Tracheobronchitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IMIPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DYSPNEA; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA; FEVER; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRANULOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALAISE; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SYMPTOM;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0034893974     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-001-1148-0     Document Type: Article

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