Abdominal tuberculosis misdiagnosed as tumor

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-135

  La Placa, Guido ^a,b   Andreotti, M ^a   Pradella, C ^a   Russo, F ^a   Besana, R ^a  

^a DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal tuberculosis; Abdominal tumor; Childhood

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 23644452481     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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