What is the appropriate duration of a therapeutic trial in cutaneous tuberculosis? Further observations

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 243-246

  Ramam, M ^a   Tejasvi, Trilokraj ^a   Manchanda, Yashpal ^a   Sharma, Sandeep ^a   Mittal, Rashmi ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Lupus vulgaris; Scrofuloderma

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; SPARFLOXACIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUPUS VULGARIS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRITIS; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SERUM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 34547683336     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.32890     Document Type: Article

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