A case of lymphomatoid granulomatosis masquerading as a lung abscess

Thorax

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 818-819

  McCloskey, M ^a,b   Catherwood, M ^a   McManus, D ^a   Todd, G ^a   Cuthbert, R ^a   Riley, M ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GENTAMICIN; MEPREDNISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRONCHITIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ABSCESS; LYMPHOMATOID GRANULOMATOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEATING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

COUGH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; LYMPHOMATOID GRANULOMATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4544274401     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2003.008094     Document Type: Article

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