Abdominal tuberculosis in children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 634-638

  Tinsa, Faten ^a   Essaddam, Leila ^a   Fitouri, Zohra ^a   Brini, Ines ^a   Douira, Wiem ^a   Becher, Saida Ben ^a   Boussetta, Khadija ^a   Bousnina, Souad ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Children; Lymph node; Peritoneal; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ASCITES; CHILD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERITONEUM; SPLEEN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 77953138043     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181b6a57b     Document Type: Article

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