A forgotten old disease: Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis in children

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 401-404

  Venkateswaran, R V ^a   Barron, D J ^a   Brawn, W J ^a   Clarke, J R ^a   Desai, M ^a   Samuel, M ^a   Parikh, D H ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Mediastinal lymphadenitis; Surgical presentation; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS FOREIGN BODY; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG CYST; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM DISEASE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; METASTASIS; NEUROBLASTOMA; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 14644424541     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.12.014     Document Type: Article

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