Miliary tuberculosis during treatment with anti TNF alpha – A report of three cases

L.A. Grigoriu, C. Iacobescu, A.M. Sasu, S. Dumitrache-Rujinski, M.A. Bogdan (Bucharest, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Tuberculosis: clinical findings I
Session: Tuberculosis: clinical findings I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2585
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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