An unusual presentation of secondary pleural hydatidosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 243-245

  Aguilar, X ^a,b   Fernandez Muixi J ^a   Magarolas, R ^a   Sauri A ^b   Vidal, F ^a   Richart, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Cystic hydatid disease; Secondary pleural hydatidosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYST RUPTURE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LUNG CYST; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MALE; PLEURA CAVITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PLEURAL DISEASES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RECURRENCE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SUPPURATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2642697840     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11010243     Document Type: Article

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