Primary tuberculous liver abscess. A case report and review of literature

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 625-627

  Akçay, Müfide Nuran ^a   Polat, K Y ^a   Oren D ^a   Ozturk G ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Liver abscess; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, HEPATIC;

EID: 3242892496     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00105.x     Document Type: Article

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