Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage due to Legionella pneumonia [2]

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 158-159

  Sundar, Krishna M ^a,b   Pearce, Michael J ^a  

^a UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical pneumonia; Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; Legionella pneumonia

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LETTER; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 3242670698     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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