Weeping umbilicus: An unusual presentation of abdominal tuberculosis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1230-1231

  Kar, Madhabananda ^a   Sharma, Mohit ^a   Garg, Kanno Mal ^a   Joshi, Narayani ^a   Vickers, Patricia ^a,b  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS; UMBILICUS;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; SUPPURATION; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0030785786     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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