Tuberculosis of the pancreas mimicking carcinoma

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-110

  Eyal, Ariel S ^a   Karusseit, V O L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BILE DUCT; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JAUNDICE; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PAIN; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 37349085435     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.04.004     Document Type: Letter

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