Intracranial aspergilloma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-234

  Kroot, E J A ^a   Demeyere, T ^a   Van Der Linden, A N ^a   Visser, C ^a   Traksel, R A M ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; GOLD; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; STEROID;

ADULT; ASPERGILLOSIS; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPHENOID SINUS; X RAY; BRAIN DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS;

EID: 45549105695     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740701867356     Document Type: Letter

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