An Unusual Example ofAsperigillusSpecies Lung Disease

Autor: Richard L. Pardy, Blair Am Walker, Martha Grymaloski
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp 457-459 (2001)
ISSN: 1198-2241
Popis: A 37-year-old man developed persistent hemoptysis after sustaining a gunshot wound to the right shoulder and lung. A right upper lobectomy was performed, in whichAspergillusspecies microorganisms were identified within retained bullet fragments. The role of infected bullet fragments in the pathogenesis of hemoptysis in this patient is discussed.
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