Multiple tuberculous abscesses and mediastinal lymphadenitis with no pulmonary involvement in an immunocompetent patient

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 235-239

  Samitas, K ^a   Marinakis, E ^b   Birbilis, C ^b   Thanos, L ^c   Zervas, E ^a   Gaga, M ^a   Diamanti Kandarakis, E ^b  

^a 7th Respiratory Department and Asthma Centre   (Greece)

^b 3rd University Internal Medicine Department   (Greece)

^c Athens Chest Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FEVER; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NIGHT SWEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABSCESS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872122415     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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