Eosinophilic meningitis secondary to allergic Aspergillus sinusitis [2]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 194-195

  Chan, Yee Cheun ^a   Ho, King Hee ^a   Chuah, Yen Seong ^a   Lau, Chee Chong ^b   Thomas, Anjula ^b   Tambyah, Paul A ^a  

^a Dept Med Natl Univ Hosp 5 L ^*  (Singapore)

^b MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOXACILLIN; ITRACONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EOSINOPHIL MENINGITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; SYMPTOM;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; SINUSITIS;

EID: 3442889938     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.12.593     Document Type: Letter

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