Invasive aspergillosis in a patient with MELAS syndrome

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 765-767

  McKee, D H ^a   Cooper, P N ^b   Denning, D W ^c  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus infection; MELAS syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B CHOLESTEROL SULFATE; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; ITRACONAZOLE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SAPERCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MELAS SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0034068678     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.6.765     Document Type: Article

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