Cutaneous tuberculosis in three HIV-infected patients

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1550-1554

  Chiewchanvit, Siri ^a   Mahanupab, Pongsak ^b   Walker, Patricia F ^c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c Ramsey Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; HIV; Miliary; Skin; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis Cutis Miliaris Disseminata

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PATHOLOGY; SKIN; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SKIN; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 0034576810     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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