Histoplasmoma as isolated central nervous system lesion in an immunocompetent patient;Histoplasmoma como lesão isolada do sistema nervoso central em paciente imunocompetente

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 63, Issue 3 A, 2005, Pages 689-692

  Gasparetto, Emerson L ^a,b   De Carvalho Neto, Arnolfo ^a   Alberton, James ^a   Davaus, Taisa ^a   Pianovski, Mara Albonei D ^a   Yamauchi, Érica ^a   Bleggi Torres, Luiz F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UFPR ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Histoplasmosis; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24144476251     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2005000400027     Document Type: Article

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