Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection of a metastatic brain neoplasm in an immunocompromised patient

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 763-765

  Little, Ann A ^a,b   Gebarski, Stephen S ^a   Blaivas, Mila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; EMERGENCY WARD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM SMEAR; SYNCOPE;

EID: 33646423006     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.63.5.763     Document Type: Article

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