Systemic actinomycosis mimicking pelvic malignancy with pulmonary metastases

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 153-154

  Lawson, Edward ^a,b  

^a SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Intrauterine device; Lung disease; Pelvic inflammatory disease

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFUR;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; PELVIS TUMOR; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 20044363633     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/461619     Document Type: Article

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