Abdominal tuberculosis in children: Report of 10 cases

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-249

  Boukthir, Samir ^a   Mrad, S Mazigh ^a   Ben Becher, S ^a   Khaldi, F ^a   Barsaoui, S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Abdominal tuberculosis; Child; Mycobacterium

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL TUBERCULOSIS; ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BCG VACCINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM CULTURE; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS PERITONITIS; URINE CULTURE;

ABDOMEN; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL; TUNISIA;

EID: 8544229120     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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