Cryptococcus neoformans as a cause of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-209

  Kessler, Alexander T ^a,c   Al Kharrat, Tamim ^a   Kourtis, Athena P ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia; Cryptococcus neoformans

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; FLUCONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEVER; GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 77955710948     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-010-0039-7     Document Type: Article

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