Semi-invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunosuppressed patient: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Cabral, Fernanda C ^a   Marchiori, Edson ^a,b   Zanetti, Gláucia ^a   Takayassu, Tatiana C ^a   Mano, Claudia M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953417364     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-40     Document Type: Article

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