The role of corticosteroids in the treatment of cerebral schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma mansoni: Case report and discussion

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-50

  Fowler, Robert ^a   Lee, Christine ^a   Keystone, Jay S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; OXAMNIQUINE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRAVEL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032789197     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.47     Document Type: Article

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