EXTRA-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS MIMICKING FRONTAL SINUSITIS
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Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.
Table 1 : An overview of studies conducted by TRC in various extrapulmonary forms of TB. Studies No.of patients Mx + X-ray evidence No. of specimens Bac. proof HPE proof TB spine 304 93 13 85 50 29 TB meningitis 180 50 55 180 33 TB lymphadenitis 197 81 24 168 62 98 TB abdomen 193 74 48 156 40 51 Tuberculoma brain 108 44 9 13 61
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SAARC Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and HIV/AIDS
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2091-0959,1818-9741
DOI: 10.3126/saarctb.v14i1.17729