Cutaneous tuberculosis: Two case reports and review;Tuberculosis cutánea: Reporte de dos casos y revision de la literature

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-268

  Marcela Concha, R ^a   Felix Fich S ^a   Ricardo Rabagliati, B ^b   Cristian Pinto, S ^a   Rocio Rubio L ^a   Oscar Navea D ^c   Sergio Gonzalez B ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL SAN BORJA ARRIARÁN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cutaneous tuberculosis; Extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960569957     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/s0716-10182011000300011     Document Type: Review

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