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Osteoarticular tuberculosis: increasing incidence of a difficult clinical diagnosis.
British Journal of General Practice, July 2013 385 INTRODUCTION Osteoarticular tuberculosis, especially in the foot is uncommon.1 It makes up less than 3% of cases of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. As such, it has remained a diagnostic enigma despite improvements in investigative technology.1–4 It is an aggressive disease. Any significant delay in diagnosis may lead to spread of the infection fr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Rheumatology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0973-3698
DOI: 10.1016/s0973-3698(11)60038-1