Successful treatment of pulmonary mucormycosis, a rare pulmonary fungal infection, in a patient with diabetes mellitus

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 838-840

  Zaizen, Yukihiro ^a   Ohtsu, Tatsuya ^a  

^a Nishibeppu National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036819806     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.125283     Document Type: Article

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