Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis: A case report presenting with diplopia

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1442-1446

  Sithinamsuwan, Pasiri ^a,c   Sakulsaengprapha, Amporn ^b   Chinvarun, Yothin ^a  

^a Phramongkutklao Hospital   (Thailand)

^b Lardpraw Hospital   (Thailand)

^c PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carvernous sinus; Diplopia; Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis; Nasopharynx; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NASOPHARYNGEAL TUBERCULOSIS; PHARYNX DISEASE; PHARYNX EXAMINATION; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; DIPLOPIA; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 30844467557     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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