Clinical and epidemiological study of cutaneous tuberculosis in northern Ethiopia

Dermatology

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-93

  Terranova, Margherita ^a,b   Padovese, Valeska ^a   Fornari, Ugo ^b   Morrone, Aldo ^b  

^a Ayder Hospital   (Ethiopia)

^b SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cutaneous tuberculosis, Ethiopia; Developing countries; Gumma tubercularis; HIV infection; Lupus vulgaris; Scrofuloderma

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GUMMA; HEALTH CENTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LICHEN SCROFULOSORUM; LUPUS VULGARIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROFULODERMA; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BANDAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; ULCER;

EID: 46049106961     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000128284     Document Type: Article

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