Two unusual sequelae of tuberculous meningitis despite treatment

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1028-1030

  Blaivas, Allen J ^a,b   Lardizabal, Alfred ^a   Macdonald, Reynard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system tuberculosis; Tuberculoma; Tuberculous radiculomyelitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; GLUCOCORTICOID; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS RADICULOMYELITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; BRAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 27644438022     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000173084.85660.9a     Document Type: Review

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