Strongyloides stercolaris infection mimicking a malignant tumour in a non-immunocompromised patient. Diagnosis by bronchoalveolar cytology

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 420-422

  Mayayo, E ^a,b   Gomez Aracil, V ^c   Azua Blanco, J ^c   Azua Romeo, J ^d   Capilla, J ^a,b   Mayayo, R ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^d Serv Hosp Univ M Servet Zaragoza   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANIMALS; BRONCHI; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG DISEASES, PARASITIC; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 17144427339     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.017756     Document Type: Article

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