Facial granulomatous diseases: A study of four cases tested for the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA using nested polymerase chain reaction

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 8-15

  Ferrara, Gerardo ^a,b,c   Cannone, Maria ^a,b,c   Scalvenzi, Massimiliano ^a,b,c   Delfino, Mario ^a,b,c   Staibano, Stefania ^a,b,c   De Rosa, Gaetano ^a,b,c   Barberis, Massino C ^a,b,c  

^a G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caseation necrosis; Cutaneous tuberculosis; Epithelioid granuloma; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Nested polymerase chain reaction; Therapy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN GRANULOMA; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHAMBUTOL; FACE; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIFAMPIN; ROSACEA; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 0035145854     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200102000-00002     Document Type: Article

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