Meningitis following relapsing painful ophthalmoplegia in aspergillus sphenoidal sinusitis: A case report

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 284-287

  Botturi, A ^a   Salmaggi, A ^a   Pollo, B ^a   Lamperti, E ^a   Erbetta, A ^a   Boiardi, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Mycetoma; Painful ophthalmoplegia; Sphenoidal sinusitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOROURACIL; GLUCOSE; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE; RIFAMPICIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HUMAN; MYCETOMA; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; RELAPSE; SINUSITIS; SPHENOID SINUS;

FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MADUROMYCOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; SPHENOID SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33749073626     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0686-8     Document Type: Article

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