Immune thrombocytopenic purpura as a presentation of childhood tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 853-855

  Krishnamurthy, Sriram ^a   Yadav, Sangeeta ^a,b  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Mediastinal tubercular lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDIASTINUM; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 35848938498     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0152-5     Document Type: Article

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