Papulonecrotic tuberculid: Positive culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from colonic fluid but no identification of its DNA in the skin lesion

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-182

  Ishikawa, Osamu ^a   Lijima, Chinori ^a   Kanbe, Naotomo ^a   Okugi, Yayoi ^a   Miyachi, Yoshiki ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract infection; M. tuberculosis; Papulonecrotic tuberculid; PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPULOSIS; SKIN NECROSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0029931730     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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