CT features of lymphobronchial tuberculosis in children, including complications and associated abnormalities

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 923-931

  Lucas, Susan ^a   Andronikou, Savvas ^a   Goussard, Pierre ^b   Gie, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chest; Child; CT; Lymphadenopathy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHUS DISEASE; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG NODULE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOBRONCHIAL TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

BRONCHIAL DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84866732327     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2399-x     Document Type: Article

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