Primary bronchopulmonary cryptococcosis

Journal of Bronchology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 151-152

  Okamura, Mayumi ^a,b   Nishikawa, Masanori ^a   Kenmotsu, Hirotsugu ^a   Ishigatsubo, Yoshiaki ^b  

^a Fujisawa City Hospital   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Endobronchial lesion; Immunocompetent host; Pulmonary cryptococcosis

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NODULE; MONOCYTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY BRONCHOPULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23044506719     PISSN: 10708030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.laboratory.0000171762.80464.6d     Document Type: Article

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