Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis) of the larynx mimicking carcinoma

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 335, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-150

  Garcia, Iraida ^a   Barbella, Rosa ^a   Dickson, Sonia ^a   Diaz, Solangel ^a   Rodriguez Morales, Alfonso J ^b   Ravelo, Marisela ^b   Pichelbauer, Ernestina ^a   Hernandez, Alipio ^a   Franco Paredes, Carlos ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

^e EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Larynx; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioidomycosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 39149107117     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3180a6f1e5     Document Type: Article

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