Intra-Medullary Tuberculoma Occurring during Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-108

  Shaharao, V B ^a   Pawar, Mandar ^a   Agarwal, Rinku ^a   Bavdekar, S B ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; MANNITOL; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY TUBERCULOMA; LETTER; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RARE DISEASE; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

EID: 1142310849     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02725669     Document Type: Letter

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