An unusual presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in an adolescent: Isolated unilateral inguinal lymphadenitis

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 387-389

  Güler, Ekrem ^a   Güler, Selma ^b   Uçmak, Hasan ^a   Eren Daǧli, Canan ^a   Davutǒlu, Mehmet ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Infectious Diseases   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Tuberculosis; Unilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT; SKIN;

ACID-FAST BACILLI; EXCISION; TUBERCULOSIS; UNILATERAL INGUINAL LYMPHADENOPATHY;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIOID CELL; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 36849084455     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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