The use of anti-tubercular therapy (ATT) as a diagnostic tool in pediatric cutaneous tuberculosis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 961-963

  Sehgal, Virendra N ^a,b,c,d   Sardana, Kabir ^a,b,c,d   Sehgal, Ruchi ^a,b,c,d   Sharma, Sonal ^a,b,c,d  

^a Sehgal Nursing Home   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; RINIZIDE FORTE DT; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; SKIN ULCER; TISSUE CULTURE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 28444489361     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02327.x     Document Type: Article

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