Epiglottic tuberculosis in a patient treated with steroids for Addison's disease

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-125

  Egeli, Erol ^a   Oghan, Fatih ^a   Alper, Murat ^a   Harputluoglu, Ugur ^a   Bulut, Ismet ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epiglottic tuberculosis; Glucocorticoids; Primary adrenal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; ISONIAZID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; EPIGLOTTIS; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL BIOPSY; LARYNGOSCOPY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ENDOSCOPY; EPIGLOTTIS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TUBERCULOSIS, LARYNGEAL;

EID: 0345099442     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.201.119     Document Type: Article

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