Tuberculous meningitis with spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-61

  Poon, T L ^a   Ho, W S ^a   Pang, K Y ^a   Wong, C K ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Arachnoiditis; Decompression; Laminectomy; Steroids; Tuberculosis, spinal

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; URINE RETENTION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ARACHNOIDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LAMINECTOMY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0037311189     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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