Chronic granulomatous disease

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-201

  Nair, Pradeep S ^a,b   Moorthy, Prasanna K ^a   Suprakasan, S ^a   Jayapalan, Sabeena ^a   Preethi, K ^a  

^a Medical College Hospital Thiruvananthapuram   (India)

^b Kamala Sadan   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic granulomatous disease; Congenital immunodeficiency disorder; Nitroblue tetrazolium test

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PYODERMA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 21244469852     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.16240     Document Type: Article

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