Aspergillus spondylodiskitis in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-142

  Beckers, Erik A M ^a   Strack van Schijndel, Rob J M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Inhalation corticosteroids; Osteomyelitis; Spondylodiskitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SPONDYLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 0036124891     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(01)00206-0     Document Type: Article

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