A case of laryngeal paracoccidioidomycosis masquerading as chronic obstructive lung disease

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 709-711

  Tristano, Antonio G ^a,b   Díaz, Lizmer ^a  

^a Hospital Dr Domingo Luciani   (Venezuela)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive lung disease; Laryngeal paracoccidioidomycosis; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGRICULTURE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; VENEZUELA;

EID: 34447343317     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31804b187d     Document Type: Article

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