An unusual cause of pulmonary haemorrhage in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 365-367

  Koh, Mariko Siyue ^a   Leng, P H ^b   Eng, P ^a   Hwang, J ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Haemoptysis; Immunocompromised host; Outcome; Strongyloides hyperinfection

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DROTRECOGIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMIPENEM; IVERMECTIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3142659715     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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