Computed tomography findings in patients with tracheal paracoccidioidomycosis

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 788-791

  Marchiori, Edson ^a,b,e   Escuissato, Dante L ^c   Souza, Arthur Soares ^d   Barillo, Jorge Luiz ^b   Warszawiak, Danny ^c   De Souza, Antonio Soares ^d  

^a University Fluminense   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d School of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Tracheal infection; Tracheal paracoccidioidomycosis

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION; LESION PATTERNS; LYMPH NODE; MEDIASTINAL LYMPH NODES; TRACHEAL INFECTION; TRACHEAL PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; WALL THICKENING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG NODULE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS; SUBMUCOSA; THORAX WALL; TRACHEA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG MYCOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA DISEASE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEAL DISEASES;

EID: 54049149953     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181506752     Document Type: Article

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