Diagnosis of airway-invasive pulmonary aspergillosis by tree-in-bud sign in an immunocompetent patient: Case report and literature review

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-69

  Xu, X Y ^a   Sun, H M ^a   Zhao, B L ^a   Shi, Yi ^a  

^a NANJING GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NANJING MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Immunocompetent patient; Pulmonary aspergillosis; Treatment; Tree in bud sign

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASPOFUNGIN; CREATINE KINASE MB; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DISEASE DURATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOPSY; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHINOCANDINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; ITRACONAZOLE; LUNG; MALE; PYRIMIDINES; SPUTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAZOLES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84875390073     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: 17730449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2012.12.050     Document Type: Article

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