Eosinophilic meningitis following incomplete resection of a meningeal hydatid cyst

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 898-901

  Bottieau, Emmanuel ^a   David, Philippe ^b   Dewitte, Olivier ^c   Jacobs, Frederique ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EOSINOPHIL; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; MALE; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347599304     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540310016862     Document Type: Article

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