Granulomatous hepatitis: Tuberculosis or not?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 166-167

  Lim, Eu Jin ^a   Johnson, Paul D R ^a   Crowley, Peter ^a   Gow, Paul J ^a  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GRANULOMA; HEPATITIS; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; TUBERCULOSIS, HEPATIC;

EID: 42449137156     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01564.x     Document Type: Article

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