Primary pulmonary cryptococcosis presenting as endobronchial tumor with left upper lobe collapse

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-36

  Chang, Ying Shan ^a   Chou, Kuo Chih ^a   Wang, Po Chien ^a   Yang, Hsiao Bai ^a   Chen, Chung Hwa ^a  

^a Ton Yen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Endobronchial tumor; Lung collapse; Primary pulmonary cryptococcosis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LOBECTOMY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG LOBE; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS CARRIER;

EID: 13544257394     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70129-7     Document Type: Article

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