Tubercular dactylitis: Fine needle aspiration cytology as a diagnostic modality

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 669-671

  Singh, Sompal ^a   Gupta, Ruchika ^a   Jain, Shyama ^a,b   Kumar, Neeta ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Fingers; Tubercular dactylitis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NECROSIS; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULAR DACTYLITIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACILLI (CLASS);

EID: 33751170844     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326038     Document Type: Article

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