Fatal aspergillus myocarditis following short-term corticosteroid therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 224-227

  Carrascosa Porras, Miguel ^a   Herreras Martínez, Rosa ^a   Corral Mones, Juan ^a   Ares Ares, Miguel ^a   Zabaleta Murguiondo, Mikel ^a   Rüchel, Reinhard ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LAREDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OMEPRAZOLE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; OXYGEN THERAPY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; MYOCARDITIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0036219508     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540110077407     Document Type: Article

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