Metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy masquerading as extrapulmonary tuberculosis
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in patients with cervical lymphadenopathy.
OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of tuberculous lymphadenitis in patients with cervical lymphadenopathy, and to determine the association of tuberculous lymphadenitis with body mass index. METHODS The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of ear, nose, throat (ENT), Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, from Mar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2304-6244,1728-8835
DOI: 10.3329/bjo.v18i2.12030