Devic's optic neuromyelitis and pulmonary tuberculosis;Neuromyélite optique de Devic associée à une tuberculose pulmonaire

Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 143-146

  El Otmani, H ^a   Rafai, M A ^a   Moutaouakil, F ^a   El Moutawakkil, B ^a   Gam, I ^a   El Meziane, A ^a   Slassi, I ^a  

^a IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Devic's Disease; Devic's Syndrome; Neuromyelitis optica; Pulmonary tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 16444379782     PISSN: 07618425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0761-8425(05)85445-2     Document Type: Article

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