Thrombocytopenic Purpura as a Presenting Manifestation of Tubercular Lymphadenitis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 993-994

  Bakhshi, Sameer ^a,b   Kabra, Madhulika ^a   Iyer, Venkaleswaran K ^a   Arya, L S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Immune thrombocytopenia; Purpura; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MICROANGIOPATHY; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULAR LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 0347990716     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723827     Document Type: Article

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