Intramedullary tuberculoma in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection and disseminated multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Case report

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 164-167

  Borges, Maria A ^a,b   Carmo, Maria I ^a   Sambo, Maria R ^a   Borges, Fernando C ^a   Araújo, Carlos M ^a   Campos, Maria J ^a   Jacinto, Aida M ^a   Mansinho, Kamal ^a   Leitão, Orlando C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^b NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031954568     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(98)90121-7     Document Type: Article

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