Cutaneous tuberculosis in Indian children: The importance of screening for involvement of internal organs

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 546-551

  Pandhi, Deepika ^a,c   Reddy, B S N ^a   Chowdhary, S ^a   Khurana, N ^b  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MAM College   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Antitubercular therapy; Cutaneous tuberculosis; Lichen scrofulosorum; Paediatric; Scrofuloderma; Verrucosa cutis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG RESPONSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INDIA; INFANT; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LUPUS VULGARIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS; TUBERCULOSIS, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT;

EID: 4544342939     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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