Lupus vulgaris - Report of a case with facial involvement

British Dental Journal

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 135-137

  Thomas, S ^a   Suhas, S ^a   Pai, K M ^a   Raghu, A R ^a  

^a India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHAMBUTOL; EYE DROPS; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULIN TEST; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; NOSE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LUPUS; MALE; NOSE DISEASES;

EID: 14744271420     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812038     Document Type: Article

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