Bilateral pneumothorax complicating miliary tuberculosis in children: Case report and review of the literature

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-152

  Wammanda, R D ^a   Ameh, E A ^a   Ali, F U ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MORTALITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOTOMY; TUBERCULOSIS, MILIARY;

EID: 0038811693     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/027249303235002233     Document Type: Article

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