The relation of the pleural thickening in tuberculosis pleurisy with the activity of adenosine deaminase

B. T. Uskul, H. Turker, C. Ulman, A. Kant, S. Arslan, B. Kos, M. Ozgel (Istanbul, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Diagnostic clinical and biological features in tuberculosis
Session: Diagnostic clinical and biological features in tuberculosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 347
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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