Myelopathy resulting from invasive aspergillosis

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-138

  Koh, Susan ^a   Ross, Lawrence A ^a   Gilles, Floyd H ^a   Nelson Jr, Marvin D ^a   Mitchell, Wendy G ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEUKEMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BRAIN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0031661633     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(98)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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