A case report of chronic granulomatous disease presenting with aspergillus pneumonia in a 2-month old girl

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 722-726

  Lee, Eun ^a   Oh, Seak Hee ^a   Kwon, Ji Won ^a   Kim, Byoung Ju ^a   Yu, Jinho ^a   Park, Chan Jeoung ^a   Hong, Soo Jong ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amphotericin b; Aspergillosis; Bal culture; Chronic granulomatous disease; Infant; Pneumonia; Voriconazole

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951699814     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.6.722     Document Type: Article

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