Tumour-like chagasic encephalitis in aids patients: An atypical presentation in one of them and outcome in a small series of cases

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 881-884

  Sica, Roberto E P ^a   Gargiullo, Gisella ^a,b   Papayanis, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZNIDAZOLE; NELFINAVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 58149265790     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000600021     Document Type: Article

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