Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the hand: A case report and review of the literature

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-67

  Karanas, Yvonne L ^a   Yim, Kenneth K ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HAND INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; THUMB; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 0031983747     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199801000-00014     Document Type: Article

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