Disseminated tuberculosis

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 107-109

  Vijayan, V K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Disseminated tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; REVIEW; SPLENOMEGALY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033865242     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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