Primary laryngeal aspergillosis in the immunocompetent state: a clinical update
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Primary laryngeal aspergillosis in the immunocompetent state: a clinical update.
aryngeal aspergillosis is known to occur in immunocomproised states, particularly in diabetes mellitus, tuberculosis, nd human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) infection, and is ssociated with use of inhalational steroids and cytotoxic rugs. Primary laryngeal aspergillosis is rare, especially in mmunocompetent patients, with very few reported cases o date. It often mimics the pre-malignant and mal...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1808-8694
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.06.002