Tuberculous skeletal muscle involvement in acute leukemia: Report on two cases

Tumori

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 618-620

  Del Giglio, Auro ^a,c   Pinczowski, Hélio ^b   Portugal, Gileno ^b   Feher, Olavo ^b  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL SAMARITANO   (Brazil)

^c Alameda Casa Branca   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Pyomyositis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PYOMYOSITIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030806458     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169708300229     Document Type: Conference Paper

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