Pulmonary cryptococcosis mimicking primary lung cancer with multiple lung metastases

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 182-186

  Kim, Yu Seung ^a   Lee, In Hee ^a   Kim, Hyun Seon ^a   Jin, Su Sin ^a   Lee, Jong Hwan ^a   Kim, Sung Kyoung ^a   Song, So Hyang ^a   Yoo, Jinyoung ^a   Kim, Chi Hong ^a   Kwon, Soon Seog ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Lung neoplasms; Multiple pulmonary nodules

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG METASTASIS; PULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84868274796     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2012.73.3.182     Document Type: Article

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