Unique brain abscess and positive tuberculin test in a child [1];Abces cerebral isole et virage des reactions tuberculiniques: Difficultes du diagnostic

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 425-

  Vodoff, M V ^a   Gilbert, B ^a   Lagarrigue, J F ^a   Fermeaux, V ^a   Piguet, C ^a   De Lumley, L ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Child; Tuberculin test; Tuberculoma, intracranial; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULIN;

ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; TUBERCULOMA;

BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 0034176332     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(00)88841-7     Document Type: Letter

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