Spontaneous pneumothorax from cryptococcal pneumonia in systemic sclerosis: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sripavatakul, Kwanreuthai ^a   Foocharoen, Chingching ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; HEMOGLOBIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BREATHING EXERCISE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SYNDROME CREST; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79960131799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-309     Document Type: Article

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