Pleural aspergillosis with bronchopleurocutaneous fistula and costal bone destruction: A case report

Lung

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 417-423

  Soto Hurtado, Enrique J ^a,c   Marín Gámez, Ester ^b   Segura Domínguez, Nuria ^a   Jiménez Oñate, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Bronchopleural fistula; Pleural aspergilloma; Semi invasive aspergillosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL PNEUMOTHORAX; ASPERGILLUS; BONE BIOPSY; BONE DESTRUCTION; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS;

AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; BONE AND BONES; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; PLEURAL CAVITY; PLEURAL DISEASES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA;

EID: 32244439190     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-005-2553-4     Document Type: Article

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