Tuberculosis of the breast with erythema nodosum: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kao, Pao Tsuan ^a   Tu, May Yu ^a   Tang, Sai Hung ^a   Ma, Hon Kwong ^a  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MASTITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77951597959     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-4-124     Document Type: Article

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