Mediastinal lymphadenopathy in Asian patients: Is it tuberculosis or sarcoidosis? Review of mediastinoscopy data from a UK tertiary referral thoracic centre

A. James, R. Rashid, M. Kalkat, H. Kunst (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3071
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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A. James, R. Rashid, M. Kalkat, H. Kunst (Birmingham, United Kingdom). Mediastinal lymphadenopathy in Asian patients: Is it tuberculosis or sarcoidosis? Review of mediastinoscopy data from a UK tertiary referral thoracic centre. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 3071

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