Comparison of clinical and histopathologic findings of pathergy test with disposable/sharp and nondisposable/blunt needles in Behçet's disease

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-51

  Karadaǧ, Ayşe Serap ^a   Akbay, Gülfer ^b   Aydin, Mehtap ^c   Astarci, Müzeyyen ^b   Ekşioǧlu, Meral ^b  

^a Kecioren Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Ankara Research and Training Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^c Ataturk Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Education and Research Hospital Ankara   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Blunt needles; Histopathological interpretation; Pathergy test; Sharp needles

Indexed keywords

BLUNT NEEDLES; CONTROL GROUPS; CONTROL SUBJECTS; HISTOPATHOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION; PATHERGY TEST; POSITIVE TESTS; SHARP NEEDLES; TEST RESULTS;

DISEASE CONTROL; TESTING;

NEEDLES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; VASCULITIS;

EID: 63449094145     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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