Microglial nodular encephalitis and ventriculoencephalitis due to cytomegalovirus infection in patients with AIDS: Two distinct clinical patterns

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 504-508

  Grassi, M P ^a   Clerici, F ^b   Perin, C ^b   D'Arminio Monforte, A ^b   Vago, L ^b   Borella, M ^b   Boldorini, R ^b   Mangoni, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DELIRIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PLEOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031666076     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514682     Document Type: Article

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