AIDS-associated cytomegalovirus infection mimicking central nervous system tumors: A diagnostic challenge

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 626-631

  Moulignier, Antoine ^a   Mikol, Jacqueline ^b   Gonzalez Canali, Gustavo ^b   Polivka, Marc ^b   Pialoux, Gilles ^b   Welker, Yves ^b   Alain, Sophie ^b   Thiebaut, Jean Baptiste ^b   Dupont, Bertrand ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0029798085     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.4.626     Document Type: Article

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