Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis complicating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-80

  Ali, Z A ^a   Ali, A A ^a   Tempest, M E ^a   Wiselka, M J ^b  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; COPD; Immunocompetent

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038545382     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.922     Document Type: Article

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