Fungus ball in HIV-infected patients Bola fúngica em pacientes HIV-infectados

Aspergillus is a phagocyte opportunistic fungus that causes aspergillosis, an unusual disease in patients with AIDS. Six cases of fungal ball in patients with AIDS are reported here. In this group, all patients had hemoptysis and tuberculosis as the underlying lung disease. The diagnosis of pulmonar...

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Main Authors: Luciana Silva Guazzelli, Gisela Unis, Melissa Orzechowski Xavier, Cecília Bittencourt Severo, Pedro Dornelles Picon, Luiz Carlos Severo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2009-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652009000600007