Atypical mycobacterial lymphadenitis in childhood a clinico - Pathological study of 17 cases

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 925-927

  Evans, Margaret J ^a,b   Smith, N M ^b   Thornton, Claire M ^c   Youngson, G G ^d   Gray, Elizabeth S ^a  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atypical mycobacteria; Lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032412599     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.12.925     Document Type: Article

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