Isoniazid-induced flu-like syndrome: A rare side effect

Lung India

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-63

  Pandit, Sudipta ^a   Choudhury, Sabyasachi ^a   Das, Anirban ^a   Datta, Samadarshi ^a   Das, Sibes K ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Flu like syndrome; isoniazid; pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84876898976     PISSN: 09702113     EISSN: 0974598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.106176     Document Type: Article

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