Abdominal Tuberculosis in Children: A Diagnostic Challenge

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 188-193

  Lin, Yo Spring ^a   Huang, Yhu Chering ^b   Lin, Tzou Yien ^b  

^a Ton Yen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

abdominal tuberculosis; children; computed tomography; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER ABSCESS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERITONITIS, TUBERCULOUS; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 77953107976     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60030-8     Document Type: Article

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