Fatal tuberculous meningitis caused by immune restoration disease [1]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1522-1523

  Huttner, Hagen B ^a   Kollmar, Rainer ^a   Hug, Andreas ^a   Meisel, Fabian ^a   Kress, Bodo ^a   Schwab, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLAMMATION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 12844252402     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0563-4     Document Type: Letter

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