Misdiagnosis of tuberculosis in patients with lymphoma

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-33

  Puvaneswaran, B ^a   Shoba, B ^a  

^a Ngwelezana Hospital   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84871501704     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.6093     Document Type: Article

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