Concurrent small bowel lymphoma and mycobacterial infection: Use of adenosine deaminase activity and polymerase chain reaction to facilitate rapid diagnosis and treatment

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 305-307

  Gilroy, Douglas ^a   Sherigar, Jag ^a  

^a Newtownabbey BT37 9RH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal lymphoma; Abdominal tuberculosis; Adenosine deaminase; Polymerase chain reaction; Rapid diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE LYMPHOMA; LABORATORY TEST; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERITONITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; ILEAL NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 33644603679     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200603000-00014     Document Type: Article

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