Tonsillar and lymph node tuberculosis revealing asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis [3]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 800-801

  Belizna, Cristina ^a   Kerleau, J M ^a   Heron, F ^a   Levesque H ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DYSPHAGIA; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HOARSENESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LARYNX EDEMA; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MICROLARYNGOSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PALATINE TONSILLECTOMY; PALATINE TONSILLITIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODENSITOMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

EID: 37549071448     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcm090     Document Type: Letter

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