A case of multiple cerebral tuberculomas resistent to the conventional therapy in an immunocompromised patient;Tubercolomi cerebrali multipli resistenti alla terapia convenzionale in un soggetto immunosoppresso

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 415-419

  Picardi, A ^a   Navajas, F ^a   Zardi, E M ^a   Scarlata, S ^a   Spoto, S ^a   Vespasiani Gentilucci, U ^a   De Galasso, L ^a   Sgambato, E ^a   Costantino, S ^a  

^a Area di Medicina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral tuberculomas

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERREFLEXIA; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUBERCULOMA; WEAKNESS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY;

ADULT; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 2342527909     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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