Tuberculoma and tuberculous meningeal-radiculitis with paradoxical progression during treatment;Tuberculomes et méningoradiculite tuberculeuse d'évolution paradoxale sous traitement

Presse Medicale

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-34

  Rabar, Didier ^a,b   Issartel, B ^a   Petiot, P ^a   Boibieux, A ^a   Chidiac, C ^a   Peyramond, D ^a  

^a CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HIA Desgenettes   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MENINGISM; RADICULITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 12544257517     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0755-4982(05)83881-3     Document Type: Article

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