EXTRAPULMONARY CERVICAL TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENOPATHY: MORE COMMON THAN WE THINK — A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE
Background: TB can affect virtually any organ of the body and can be pulmonary or extrapulmonary. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 20% of all TB cases with lymph nodes being the most common site of occurrence. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of extrapulmonary tuber...
Main Authors: | Niaz Hussain Soomro, Aneeqa Ahsan Zafar, Jamal Nasir, Aamna Binte Zahid, Mariam Fazal, Ubedullah Shaikh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan
2016-12-01
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Series: | Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://gjms.com.pk/ojs24/index.php/gjms/article/view/1303 |
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