Sarcoidosis in Taiwan: Clinical characteristics and atypical mycobacteria

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 749-755

  Lee, Julia Yu Yun ^a   Chao, Sheau Chiou ^a   Yang, Mei Hui ^a   Yan, Jin Jou ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiolupoid; Mycobacterium; Nested PCR; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA SEQUENCE; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FACE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB; LUNG DISEASE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOIDOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRUNK;

ADULT; AGED; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOIDOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036866566     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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