Polymerase chain reaction based detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in lupus vulgaris: A case report

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1147-1150

  Baylan, Orhan ^a   Arca, E ^a   Ozcan, A ^a   Kisa, O ^a   Albay, A ^a   Doganci, L ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cutaneous tuberculosis; Lupus vulgaris; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; SMEAR;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EAR, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; LUPUS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYODERMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444358996     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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