Pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient.
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SUMMARY A case of an immunocompetent patient with severe Aspergillus infection and radiographic findings typically described with angioinvasive aspergillosis is presented. When Aspergillus is isolated from the sputum in a patient with normal immunity, invasive aspergillosis should be considered when there are extensive radiographic findings characteristic of invasive fungal disease.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of thoracic imaging
دوره 17 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002