Sphenoid sinus tuberculosis in children - A rare entity

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-401

  Sharma, S C ^a   Baruah, P ^a,b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Sphenoid sinus; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SPHENOID SINUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; SPHENOID SINUS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037377432     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(02)00381-6     Document Type: Article

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