Papulonecrotic tuberculid in children: A report of eight patients

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 172-185

  Jordaan, H F ^a,b   Schneider, J W ^a   Schaaf, H S ^a   Victor, T S ^a   Geiger, D H ^a   Van Helden, P D ^a   Rossouw, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Papulonecrotic; Tuberculid

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; RIFATER; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PAPULE; PAPULONECROTIC TUBERCULID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSTULE; SCAR; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; SKIN ULCER;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; CONJUNCTIVITIS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULOMA; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INFANT; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0029887632     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199604000-00011     Document Type: Article

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