Rule out pulmonary tuberculosis: Clinical and radiographic clues for the internist

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 32-38

  Curley, Catherine Anne ^a,b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; PATIENT ISOLATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PATIENT ISOLATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923883037     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14014     Document Type: Article

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