Primary multifocal tuberculous osteomyelitis with involvement of the ribs

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 641-645

  Chang, David S ^a,c   Rafii, Mahvash ^b   McGuinness, Georgeann ^b   Jagirdar, Jaishree S ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Normal lungs; Osteomyelitis, destructive rib; Osteomyelitis, multifocal; Osteomyelitis, primary

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHILIPPINES; RIBS; SENEGAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 0031789865     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050451     Document Type: Article

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