Bronchial Nodules Produced by Strongyloides stercoralis as the Cause of Bronchial Obstruction;Nódulos Bronquiales Producidos por Strongyloides stercoralis como Causa de Obstrucción Bronquial

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 524-526

  Ochoa, M D ^a   Ramirez Mendoza P ^a   Ochoa, G ^a   Vargas, M H ^b,c   Alba Cruz, R ^a   Rico Mendez F G ^a  

^a Hospital General Dr Gaudencio Gonzalez Garza   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial obstruction; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0242662571     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13053217     Document Type: Article

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