Pulmonary scopulariopsis in a chronic tobacco smoker

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 137-139

  Satyavani, M ^a   Viswanathan, R ^a   Harun, N S ^b   Mathew, L ^b  

^a RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b Department of Respiratory medicine ^*

Author keywords

Pulmonary; Scopulariopsis; Tobacco smoker

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOT; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEMOPTYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYALOHYPHOMYCOSIS; INFLAMMATORY CELL; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG MYCOSIS; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; THORAX PAIN; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SMOKING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957687110     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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