Clinical features of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 750-753

  Uysal, Gulnar ^a,b   Gursoy, Tugba ^a   Guven, Akif ^a   Gunindi, Figen ^a   Cuhaci, Bahar ^a  

^a Pediatric Hematology Oncology Clinic   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MOTOR RETARDATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PLEURA EFFUSION; SCAR; STRABISMUS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; TUBERCULOSIS, MILIARY; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 21344453060     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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