Tuberculous anterior neck mass simulating goitre

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-371

  Abdullah, M A ^a   Saleem, M S ^a   Salihi, H ^a   Hamid, F A ^a   Asaaf, H ^a  

^a SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXCISION; GOITER; HUMAN; MALE; NECK TUMOR; THYROID CANCER; THYROID GLAND; TUBERCULOMA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0029853681     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1996.11747853     Document Type: Article

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