An Unusual Example ofAsperigillusSpecies Lung Disease
| Autor: | Richard L. Pardy, Blair Am Walker, Martha Grymaloski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Right shoulder Hemoptysis medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Lung injury Aspergillosis Pathogenesis Diseases of the respiratory system medicine Humans Lung Aspergillus species Lung Diseases Fungal RC705-779 business.industry Lung Injury Foreign Bodies medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Lung disease Wounds Gunshot Shoulder Injuries Gunshot wound business |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol 8, Iss 6, Pp 457-459 (2001) |
| ISSN: | 1198-2241 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2001/201967 |
| 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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