Open AccessExtrapulmonary tuberculosis in non-human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults in an endemic region
Author(s) -
Mustafa Kürşat Özvaran,
Reha Baran,
Meltem Tor,
I Dilek,
Dilay Demiryontar,
Sibel Arınç,
Nil Toker,
Efsun Uğur Chousein,
Özlem Soğukpınar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.33700
Subject(s) - medicine , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , incidence (geometry) , pleurisy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pediatrics , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pleural effusion , immunology , pathology , physics , optics
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) still constitutes an important clinical problem. We aimed to evaluate the incidence and features of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.