Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in an HIV positive patient presenting with a cerebral mass lesion

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 319-321

  Bassil, Habib F ^a   William, Daniel C ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINITIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0030861318     PISSN: 08935068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.1997.11.319     Document Type: Article

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