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Splenic abscess as a paradoxical response to chemotherapy in tuberculous pleural effusion

We report a rare case of tuberculous pleural effusion that developed multiple splenic abscesses after antituberculosis chemotherapy. She responded to addition of oral corticosteroid to antituberculosis regimen. The relevant literature, regarding pathogenesis and clinical importance of recognizing a...

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Autores principales: Dixit, Ramakant, Nuwal, Paras, Arya, Manoj
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20351962
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.58961