Paradoxical reaction (PR) in HIV negative patients with tuberculosis: Case series
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Tuberculosis paradoxical reaction.
T is endemic in this part of the world. We frequently encounter patients with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis regardless of whether they are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or not. It is not uncommon for physicians to see clinical or radiological, or both, worsening of the disease while their patient is on anti-tuberculous treatment, the so-called paradoxical rea...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.868