Localized cervical pruritus as the presenting symptom of a spinal cord tumor

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 746-747

  Magilner, David ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Pruritus; Spinal cord tumor

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYZINE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRURITUS; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ASTROCYTOMA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NECK PAIN; PRURITUS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33750269044     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000238735.14532.2e     Document Type: Article

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