Histopathological spectrum of cutaneous tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 582-595

  Min, Kyueng Whan ^a   Ko, Joo Yeon ^a   Park, Chan Kum ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

infection; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; non tuberculous mycobacterium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GIANT CELL GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PATHOLOGY; PLASMA CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA, GIANT CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; PLASMA CELLS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 84861591722     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2012.01903.x     Document Type: Article

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