Primary tuberculosis of the transverse colon with cecal perforation: Report of a case

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-75

  Deb, Prabal ^a   Chander, Yogesh ^a   Banerjee, Jayanta K ^a  

^a Classified Specialist   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON STENOSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINE SOUND; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LANGHANS GIANT CELL; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS; TRANSVERSE COLON;

EID: 38149101081     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e3181342f4e     Document Type: Article

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