A case of lupus vulgaris successfully treated with antituberculous therapy despite negative PCR and culture

Dermatology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 290-292

  Akoglu, Gulsen ^a   Karaduman, Aysen ^a   Boztepe, Gonca ^a   Ozkaya, Ozay ^a   Sahin, Sedef ^a   Erkin, Gul ^a   Kolemen, Fikret ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cutaneous tuberculosis; Lupus vulgaris; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FACE; HUMANS; LUPUS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 26244468592     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087027     Document Type: Article

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