Portal hypertension and granulomatous liver disease in a lung transplant recipient due to disseminated atypical mycobacterial infection

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1300-1303

  Todd, J L ^a   Lakey, J ^a   Howell, D ^a   Reidy, M ^a   Zaas, D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Lung transplant; Mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER GRANULOMA; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SEROLOGY;

AGED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34247349123     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01748.x     Document Type: Article

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