Mycobacterium bovis caprae: A rare agent of lupus vulgaris

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 532-533

  Tar, S Y ^a   Bozdemir, B ^a   Gurel, M S ^a   Bilgin, F U ^b   Baran, M F ^a   Demirkesen, C ^c  

^a Okmeydani Training and Resarch Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACANTHOSIS; ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPITHELIOID CELL; ERYTHEMA; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUPUS VULGARIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS CAPRAE; PAPULE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS VULGARIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NECK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65649136250     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02982.x     Document Type: Letter

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