Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis during treatment for disseminated tuberculosis in a patient with AIDS

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 579-581

  Chetty, K G ^a   Kim, R C ^b   Mahutte, C K ^b  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis; Encephalopathy; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOLOGY;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BRAIN; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALITIS, ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, MILIARY;

EID: 0031544474     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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