Diagnostic features and therapeutic outcome of erosive and ulcerous endobronchial tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 558-562

  Rikimaru, T ^a   Kinosita, M ^a   Yano, H ^a   Ichiki, M ^a   Watanabe, H ^a   Shiraisi, T ^a   Huruno, H ^a   Ookubo, Y ^a   Oizumi, Kotaro ^a   Kondo, M ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerosolized therapy; Corticosteroids; Endobronchial tuberculosis; Streptomycin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; NAPHAZOLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; ULCER;

EID: 7344252450     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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