Tuberculous and nontuberculous cervical lymphadenitis: A clinical review

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 176-179

  Chao, Siew Shuen ^a,b   Loh, Kwok Seng ^a,b   Tan, Kun Kiang ^a,b   Chong, Siew Meng ^a,b  

^a National University Hospital ^*

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 0036482604     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2002.121912     Document Type: Article

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