Isolated leptomeningeal tuberculoma

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 361-364

  Tseng, Ming Yuan ^a   Kao, Ming Chien ^a   Chiu, Chien Tsai ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Leptomeninges; Tissue culture; Tuberculoma; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEPTOMENINX; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0032798088     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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