Clinicopathological features of pulmonary cryptococcosis with cryptococcal titan cells: A comparative analysis of 27 cases

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 4837-4846

  Wang, Jing Mei ^a   Zhou, Qiang ^a   Cai, Hou Rong ^a   Zhuang, Yi ^a   Zhang, Yi Fen ^a   Xin, Xiao Yan ^a   Meng, Fan Qing ^a   Wang, Ya Ping ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryptococcosis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Histopathology; Pulmonary infection; Titan cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84912129716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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