An unusual case of ileocaecal tuberculosis in an 80-year-old Caucasian male

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-79

  Kelly, J ^a   Warren, K ^b   Coutts, M ^b   Jenkins, A ^b  

^a Northbrooks   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CECUM DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; DUODENUM BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUM DISEASE; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CECAL DISEASES; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; MALE; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0033007345     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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