Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Authors: HEINZ W. WAHNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 March 1963Pulmonary AspergillosisHEINZ W. WAHNER, M.D., NORMAN G. G. HEPPER, M.D., HOWARD A. ANDERSEN, M.D., LYLE A. WEED, M.D.HEINZ W. WAHNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NORMAN G. G. HEPPER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HOWARD A. ANDERSEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LYLE A. WEED, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-3-472 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe recovery of aspergilli from the sputum of patients is often troublesome to the physician, for he knows that the organism may be present as a part of the saprophytic flora of the respiratory tract without causing significant disease. Yet on rare occasions it assumes a much more virulent role. 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CARBONE, M.D., SEYMOUR M. SABESIN, M.D., HERSCHEL SIDRANSKY, M.D., EMIL FREI III, M.D.Pulmonary aspergilloma or intracavitary fungus ballPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS 1 March 1963Volume 58, Issue 3Page: 472-485KeywordsAspergillosisBiopsyPulmonary diseasesRespiratory systemSputum ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1963 PDF downloadLoading ...