Neuromyelitis optica following CMV primo-infection

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 261, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 500-503

  Tran, C ^a   Du Pasquier, R A ^a   Cavassini, M ^a   Guex Crosier, Y ^a   Meuli, R ^a   Ciuffreda, D ^a   Waeber, G ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute infection; Cytomegalovirus; Neuromyelitis optica; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DYSESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; OPTIC DISK; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SPINAL CORD; SYNDROME;

EID: 34247115981     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01794.x     Document Type: Article

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