Rifampicin and isoniazid in the treatment of leprous nerve abscesses

Acta Leprologica

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 147-150

  Husain, S ^a   Mishra, B ^a   Malaviya, G N ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

isoniazid; leprosy; nerve abscess; rifampicin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DAPSONE; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEPROSY;

ABSCESS; ADULT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; LEPROSTATIC AGENTS; LEPROSY, BORDERLINE; LEPROSY, TUBERCULOID; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030833695     PISSN: 00015938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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