Allergic bronchopulmonary candidiasis in a marijuana smoker

Respiratory Medicine Extra

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-29

  Gendry, Thierry ^a   Moreau, Séverine ^a   Pelage, Jean Pierre ^a   Dunand, Jean ^a   Le Guillou, Frédéric ^a   Lacombe, Pascal ^a   Chinet, Thierry ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis; Candida; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CANNABIS; CEFIXIME; FLUCONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; PRISTINAMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY CANDIDIASIS; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS MUCUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MOUTH CAVITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; SMOKING; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33645843929     PISSN: 17449049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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