Pulmonary mucormycosis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 411-414

  Bakshi, Nasir A ^a   Volk, Emily E ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Lung diseases; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY GRAFT; LUNG RESECTION; MALAISE; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

FUNGI; MUCOR; RHIZOPUS; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 0035008636     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000327640     Document Type: Article

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