Abdominal tuberculosis in Southeastern Taiwan: 20 years of experience

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-201

  Chen, Huan Lin ^a   Wu, Ming Shiang ^b   Chang, Wen Hsiung ^a,c   Shih, Shou Chuan ^a,c   Chi, Hsin ^a,c   Bair, Ming Jong ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abdominal tuberculosis; Extrapulmonary tuberculosis; Gastrointestinal tuberculosis; Tuberculosis; Tuberculous peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS; ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PELVIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; TOXIC HEPATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 65349149353     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60052-8     Document Type: Article

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