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Case Report

Isolated tuberculous liver abscess in a 3-year-old immunocompetent child

Devki NandanDepartment of PediatricsPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Associated Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Girish Chandra BhattDepartment of PediatricsPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Associated Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Vivek DewanDepartment of PediatricsPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Associated Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
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T P YadavDepartment of PediatricsPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Associated Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Sarman SinghDepartment of Clinical Microbiology All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Pages 187-189 | Received 07 Dec 2011, Accepted 12 Jul 2012, Published online: 03 Dec 2013

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