Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: atypical presentation in otorhinolaryngology
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, clinical presentation and outcome.
OBJECTIVE To identify patterns, features, and outcome of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary care setting. METHODS A retrospective case-series was carried out of all cases diagnosed and treated as extrapulmonary tuberculosis during 1991 through to 2000 at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH and RC), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Demographic, clinical, laboratory...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224802