Pseudotumoral chagasic meningoencephalitis as the first manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 324-327

  Cohen, José Enrique ^a,b,c   Tsai, Eve C ^a,b   Ginsberg, Howard J ^a,b   Godes, Juan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Chagas' disease; Encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032032112     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(97)00173-0     Document Type: Article

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