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Woldman’s phenolphthalein test in intestinal tuberculosis

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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    271 phenolphthalein tests (Woldman) were performed on 206 patients in order to determine the value of the procedure in detecting the presence of ulceration of the gastro-intestinal tract.

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    173 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and 33 non-tuberculous patients were studied. 33 of the series had post-mortem examinations.

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  1. Montefiore Hospital for Chronic Diseases, New York, N. Y.

    L. E. Siltzbach & H. R. Nayer

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From the Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Montefiore Hospital for Chronic Diseases, New York, N. Y.

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Siltzbach, L.E., Nayer, H.R. Woldman’s phenolphthalein test in intestinal tuberculosis. Jour. D. D. 7, 519–521 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03014583

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