Mycobacterium kansasii osteomyelitis presenting as a solitary lytic lesion of the ulna: Fine-needle aspiration findings and morphologic comparison with other mycobacteria

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 94-97

  Schnadig, Vicki J ^a   Quadri, S Fiaz ^a,b   Boyvat, Fatih ^a,c   Borucki, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b Appalachian Regional Hospital   (United States)

^c BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Mycobacterium kansasii; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; OSTEOMYELITIS; ULNA;

EID: 0031875626     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199808)19:2<94::AID-DC4>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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