Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis and fungal balls

Aspergillosis: From Diagnosis to Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 585-620

  Guazzelli, Luciana Silva ^a   Xavier, Melissa Orzechowski ^a   De Mattos Oliveira, Flávio ^b   Severo, Luiz Carlos ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Mycology Laboratory   (Brazil)

^c Laboratorio de Micología   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspergilloma; CCPA; Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis; Chronic necrotising aspergillosis; Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis; Fungal balls

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864277142     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2408-4_35     Document Type: Chapter

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