Tuberculids as sentinel lesions of tuberculous epididymo-orchitis

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 830-836

  Ramdial, Pratistadevi K ^a   Calonje, Eduardo ^b   Sydney, Clive ^a   Subrayen, Sumeshini ^a   Meyiwa, Phumlani S ^a   Aboobaker, Jamila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; ORCHITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULID; TUBERCULOUS EPIDIDYMO ORCHITIS; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS; TUBERCULOSIS, MALE GENITAL;

EID: 35348972438     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00716.x     Document Type: Article

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