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. 1993 Dec;48(12):1285–1287. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.12.1285

Unilateral wheeze caused by pseudomembranous aspergillus tracheobronchitis in the immunocompromised patient.

R C Tait 1, B R O'Driscoll 1, D W Denning 1
PMCID: PMC465002  PMID: 8303643

Abstract

Unilateral wheeze in the immunocompromised patient with unremitting fever may be the first localising sign of aspergillus tracheobronchitis. Two such cases are presented.

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