Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting with cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-57

  Minguez P ^a   Pintor, E ^a   Buron R ^a   Diaz Pollan B ^a   Puche, J J ^a   Pontes, J C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immune complexes; Leukocytoclastic vasculitis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANKLE EDEMA; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PURPURA; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VASCULITIS, HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033950040     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050015     Document Type: Article

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