Peripheral nerve granuloma in a patient with tuberculosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 769-771

  Orrell, R W ^a,b   King, R H M ^a   Bowler, J V ^a,b,c   Ginsberg, L ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0036901190     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.6.769     Document Type: Article

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