Acute transverse myelitis caused by coxsackie virus B4 infection : A case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 449-453

  Ku, Bondae ^a,b   Lee, Kayhoon ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Pundang CHA Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antigen antibody reactions; Coxsackievirus B; Myelitis transeverse

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTION; ENTEROVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE;

EID: 0032130440     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1998.13.4.449     Document Type: Article

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