Omental cyst presenting as tubercular ascites

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 183-186

  Joshi, Neha ^a   Yadav, Sangeeta ^a   Singh, Bijender ^a   Gupta, Aashima ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cystic lymphangioma; Pseudoascites

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYSTIC LYMPHANGIOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GREATER OMENTUM; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARACENTESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 77951173904     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.314     Document Type: Article

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