Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis: Antitubercular therapy, a well-conceived diagnostic criterion

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 230-232

  Sehgal, Virendra N ^a,b,c,d   Sardana, Kabir ^a,b,c   Bajaj, Promila ^a,b,c   Bhattacharya, Sambit N ^a,b,c  

^a Sehgal Nursing Home   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BCG VACCINE; EOSIN; ETHAMBUTOL; HEMATOXYLIN; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACANTHOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKERATOSIS; PAPILLOMATOSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INJURY; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 15844427288     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02019.x     Document Type: Article

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