High-resolution CT findings of 77 patients with untreated pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1248-1252

  Souza Jr , Arthur Soares ^a   Gasparetto, Emerson Leandro ^b,c   Davaus, Taisa ^d   Escuissato, Dante Luiz ^d   Marchiori, Edson ^b  

^a School of Nursing   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c University of Paraná ^*  (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chest; High resolution CT; Infectious diseases; Lung diseases; Pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750368902     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.1065     Document Type: Review

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