Primary pulmonary botryomycosis diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-334

  Vera Alvarez, Jesús ^a   Marigil Gómez, Miguel ^a   García Prats, María Dolores ^a   Abascal Agorreta, Manuel ^a   Val Adán, Pascual ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b Department of Pneumology ^*

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Botryomycosis; Lung cancer; Lung diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CYTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS;

EID: 33744808992     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325964     Document Type: Article

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