Intradural, eextramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord as a complication of tuberculous meningitis

Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-117

  Skendros, P ^a   Kamaria, F ^a   Kontopoulos, V ^b   Tsitouridis, I ^c   Sidiropoulos, L ^a  

^a Infectious Diseases Hospital of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOSERINE; DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MANNITOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DURA MATER; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0037360252     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-3019-8     Document Type: Article

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