An Unusual Example of Asperigillus Species Lung Disease
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 which Aspergillus species microorganisms were identified within retained bullet fragments. The role of infected bullet fragments in the pathoge...
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| description | 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 which Aspergillus species 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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| spelling | doaj-art-e23cb5b73726430b9c9ab67e8e0ab7f12025-02-03T00:59:39ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412001-01-018645745910.1155/2001/201967An Unusual Example of Asperigillus Species Lung DiseaseRichard L Pardy0Martha Grymaloski1Blair AM Walker2Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, St Paul’s Hospital and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, St Paul’s Hospital and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St Paul’s Hospital and The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaA 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 which Aspergillus species microorganisms were identified within retained bullet fragments. The role of infected bullet fragments in the pathogenesis of hemoptysis in this patient is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/201967 |
| spellingShingle | Richard L Pardy Martha Grymaloski Blair AM Walker An Unusual Example of Asperigillus Species Lung Disease Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | An Unusual Example of Asperigillus Species Lung Disease |
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