Mycobacterial disease of the head and neck: Current perspective

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 830-833

  Cleary, Karen R ^a   Batsakis, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR, MIDDLE; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNX; MIDDLE AGE; MOUTH; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NASAL CAVITY; PHARYNX; SALIVARY GLANDS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 0028789012     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: 19433572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949510401015     Document Type: Article

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