Acute lung injury caused by ethambutol

Respiratory Medicine Extra

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-57

  Choi, Won Il ^a   June Jeon, Young ^a   Kwon, Kun Young ^a   Ko, Sung Min ^a   Keum, Dong Yoon ^a   Kwon Park, Chang ^a  

^a Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Adverse drug reactions; Ethambutol

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 33745206485     PISSN: 17449049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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