Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9429, 2004, Pages 220-

  White, J M L ^a   Barker, R D ^a   Salisbury, J R ^a   Fife, A J ^a   Lucas, P S B ^b   Warhurst, D C ^c   Higgins, E M ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; KETOCONAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AMOEBA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BALAMUTHIA MANDRILLARIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALITIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 3042753978     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16640-3     Document Type: Article

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