The effect of anti-inflammatory treatment to the pleural thickening in tuberculosis pleuresy

Z. Karakurt, T. Morali, M. Yavsan, N. Gungor, B. Uskul, H. Turker (Istanbul, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Management and resistance in tuberculosis
Session: Management and resistance in tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4422
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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