Imaging manifestations of blastomycosis: A pulmonary infection with potential dissemination

Radiographics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 641-655

  Fang, Wayne ^a   Washington, Lacey ^b   Kumar, Nidhi ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ADULT; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249854060     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.273065122     Document Type: Review

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