Pulmonary infections imitating lung cancer: Clinical presentation and therapeutical approach

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-80

  Schweigert, M ^a   Dubecz, A ^a   Beron, M ^a   Ofner, D ^b   Stein, H J ^a  

^a KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aspergilloma; Coccidioidomycosis; Hemoptysis; Pulmonary actinomycosis; Tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; ISONIAZID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VORICONAZOLE;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FROZEN SECTION; HEMOPTYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOBECTOMY; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG MYCOSIS; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PSEUDOTUMOR; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMONIA; POSTPRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOMA; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; WEDGE RESECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872311499     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-012-0831-8     Document Type: Article

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