Pancoast's syndrome secondary to infectious etiologies: A not so uncommon occurrence

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 341, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 333-336

  White, Heath D ^a   White, Bobbie Ann A ^b   Boethel, Carl ^a   Arroliga, Alejandro C ^a  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Echinococcus; Horner's syndrome; infection; Pancoast's syndrome; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CANCER INVASION; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; ECHINOCOCCUS; EMPYEMA; FUNGUS; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MEDLINE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; PANCOAST TUMOR; PARASITE; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PETRIELLIDIUM BOYDII; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX DISEASE;

EID: 79953210021     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181fa2e2d     Document Type: Review

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