Systemic Mycobacterium kansasii infection mimicking peripheral T-cell lymphoma

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Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 850-858

  Chen, Ya Ping ^a   Yen, Yu Shan ^a   Chen, Tsai Yun ^a   Yen, Chia Liang ^b   Shieh, Chi Chang ^b   Chang, Kung Chao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epithelioid histiocytes; Lennert's lymphoma; Mycobacterium kansasii; Polymerase chain reaction; T cell receptor gene rearrangement

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; OSTEOLYSIS; PERIPHERAL T CELL LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII;

EID: 57349155556     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2008.00935.x     Document Type: Article

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