Mycobacterial infection as a precursor to sarcoid-like, corticosteroid-responsive, diffuse granulomatous disease

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 407-408

  Terzian, Christian ^a   Rahal, James J ^a  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BCG VACCINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; EFAVIRENZ; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LAMIVUDINE; PREDNISONE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; STAVUDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BCG VACCINE; GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION;

EID: 33747073814     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.06.006     Document Type: Letter

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