Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with cerebral abscess in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 278-281

  Tsai, Hung Chin ^a,b,c   Lee, Susan Shin Jung ^a,b   Wann, Shue Ren ^a,b   Chen, Yao Shen ^a,b   Wang, Jyh Seng ^a   Liu, Yung Ching ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSCIOUSNESS; COUGHING; DEATH; DETERIORATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIME;

EID: 33745911285     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70257-6     Document Type: Article

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