Tuberculous peritonitis in children: Report of two cases and literature review

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 222-225

  Saleh, Mohammad Al Fadel ^a   Al Quorain, Abdulaziz ^a,c   Larbi, Emmanuel ^a   Al Fawaz, Ibrahim ^b   Taha, Omar ^a   Satti, Mohammed B ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER BIOPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS;

ASCITIC FLUID; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS;

EID: 0030939049     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199702000-00019     Document Type: Article

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