Chylothorax as a complication of pulmonary tuberculosis in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 224-226

  Grobbelaar, Marie ^a   Andronikou, Savvas ^a   Goussard, Pierre ^a   Theron, Salomine ^a   Mapukata, Ayanda ^a   George, Reena ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chest; Children; Chylothorax; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; THORACIC DUCT; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHYLOTHORAX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 38049062202     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0634-7     Document Type: Article

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