An unusual case of primary nasal tuberculosis with epistaxis and epilepsy

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 842-844

  Batra, Kadambari ^a,b   Chaudhary, Neena ^a   Motwani, Gul ^a   Rai, A K ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NOIDA 201301   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; EPISTAXIS; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NOSE TUMOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0036906466     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130208101213     Document Type: Article

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