Endobronchial actinomycosis associated with broncholithiasis: CT findings for nine patients

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 347-353

  Kim, Tae Sung ^a   Han, Joungho ^a   Koh, Won Jung ^a   Choi, Jae Chol ^a   Chung, Myung Jin ^a   Lee, Kyung Soo ^a   Kwon, O Jung ^a   Lee, Ju Hyun ^a   Shim, Sung Shine ^a   Chong, Semin ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE FORMATION; TUBERCULOSIS; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHUS DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 25644444005     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.185.2.01850347     Document Type: Article

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