Facial ecchymosis in a thrombocytopenic patient after fiberoptic bronchoscopy [1];Equimosis facial tras fibrobroncoscopia en un paciente trombocitopé nico

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 244-

  Reyes Calzada, S ^a   Cases Viedma, E ^a   Lorenzo Dus, M J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; FACE; MIDDLE AGED;

BRONCHOSCOPY; ECCHYMOSIS; FACE; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 2542439624     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13060351     Document Type: Letter

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