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Orbital and external ocular manifestations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A review of the literature

Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that most commonly affects the lungs. However, extrapulmonary manifestations of TB can affect the eye and surrounding orbital tissues. TB can affect nearly any tissue in the eye, and a high index of suspicion is...

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Autores principales: Dalvin, Lauren A., Smith, Wendy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6850259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31723688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2015.11.001