Cervical spine tuberculosis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 499-500

  Islam, Najmul ^b   Ahmedani, M Yaqoob ^a  

^a BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Spine; Tuberculosis; Vertebral body

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NECK PAIN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ETHAMBUTOL; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MALE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 4544365908     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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