Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated with Miliary Tuberculosis?

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 976-980

  Tongyoo, Surat ^a   Vilaichone, Warakarn ^a   Sukpanichnant, Sanya ^a   Auewarakul, Chirayu ^a   Chaiprasert, Angkana ^a   Ratanarat, Ranistna ^a   Permpikul, Chairat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hemorrhage; Miliary Tuberculosis; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG INFILTRATE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, MILIARY;

EID: 0344739676     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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