Prurigo nodularis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1649-1651

  Saporito, Laura ^a   Florena, Ada Maria ^a   Colomba, Claudia ^a   Pampinella, Diego ^a   Di Carlo, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO NODULARIS; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRURIGO; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 73449141814     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.007518-0     Document Type: Article

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