Tuberculous Peritonsillar Abscess: A Case Report in Malaysia
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In spite of recent advances in understanding of disease, tuberculosis still remains a major health problem, particularly in developing countries[1]. Central nervous system tuberculosis may present as commonly encountered tuberculous meningitis or tuberculous mass lesions and rare tuberculous brain abscess (TBA).TBA are rarely encountered even in countries where CNS tuberculosis is relatively co...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2168-5452,2168-5460
DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2019.85018