Disseminated tuberculosis presenting with finger swelling in a patient with tuberculous osteomyelitis: A case report

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Agarwal, Shradha ^a   Caplivski, Daniel ^a   Bottone, Edward J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COTE D'IVOIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHALANX; SPUTUM; SYNOVIAL FLUID; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; FINGER PHALANX; METACARPAL BONE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

FINGER PHALANGES; HUMANS; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 27744489076     PISSN: 14760711     EISSN: 14760711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-4-18     Document Type: Article

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