Phrenic nerve palsy in children associated with confirmed intrathoracic tuberculosis: Diagnosis and clinical course

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 345-350

  Goussard, P ^a,b   Gie, R P ^a   Kling, S ^a   Andronikou, S ^a   Janson, J T ^a   Roussouw, G J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Expansile pneumonia; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Phrenic nerve palsy; Plication

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PREDNISONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENUCLEATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG INJURY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NERVE PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MONONEUROPATHIES; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 66149110267     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21007     Document Type: Article

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