Development of active tuberculosis during treatment of head and neck carcinoma: a case series
Abstract Background Patients with head and neck carcinoma are considered to be at high risk of developing tuberculosis, since the risk of morbidity due to tuberculosis in these patients is 2.86 to 16 times the risk in the general population. Case presentation This case series describes an 83-year-ol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2055-2 |