Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of parotid gland tuberculosis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 494-496

  Güneri, Enis Alpin ^a,b   Ikiz, Ahmet Ömer ^a   Atabey, Nese ^a   Izci, Özlem ^a   Sütay, Semih ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis, differential; Parotid gland; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031816364     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100140885     Document Type: Article

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