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. 2011 Jan;3(1):102-3.
doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.77312.

Isolated appendicular tuberculosis

As Ammanagi  1 , Vd Dhobale, Bv Patil, At Miskin
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Isolated appendicular tuberculosis

As Ammanagi et al. J Glob Infect Dis. 2011 Jan.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Photomicrograph showing typical tubercles with epithelioid cells, lymphocytes, Langhans’ giant cells with central caseous necrosis
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