Gender differences in the clinical diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis-a hospital-based study from Central India

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 600-605

  Purohit, Manju R ^a,b,c   Mustafa, Tehmina ^a   Mørkve, Odd ^a,b   Sviland, Lisbet ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c RD Gardi Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical symptoms; Cytology; Diagnosis; Gender; Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INDIA; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK TUMOR; NIGHT SWEAT; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INDIA; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NECROSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949183036     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.06.046     Document Type: Article

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