Mycotic aneurysm of the distal aortic arch caused by Aspergillus

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 160-163

  Hosono, Mitsuharu ^a   Hattori, Koji ^a   Shibata, Toshihiko ^a   Sasaki, Yasuyuki ^a   Hirai, Hidekazu ^a   Suehiro, Shigefumi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Mycotic aneurysm; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; ASPERGILLOSIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CYTARABINE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PANCYTOPENIA; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 33646821775     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02662471     Document Type: Article

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