Breakthrough neurological manifestation during appropriate antituberculous therapy of miliary tuberculosis

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 634-635

  Lolekha, Rangsima ^a,b   Chokephaibulkit, Kulkanya ^a   Vanprapar, Nirun ^a   Phongsamart, Wanatpreeya ^a   Chearskul, Sanay ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEG; MENINGISM; MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 0347600737     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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