Intramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord. Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 125-128

  Ratliff, John K ^a   Connolly, Edward S ^a,b  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramedullary infection; Spinal cord; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LAMINECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; TUMOR BIOPSY; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, MILIARY; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0032902990     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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