Nasolacrimal tuberculosis in a patient with conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-216

  Al Malki, Amal F ^a   Issa, T M ^b   Riley, Fenwick ^b   Karcioglu, Zeynel A ^b,c  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NOSE MUCOSA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033366641     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199905000-00012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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