Primary central nervous system lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a patient receiving azathioprine therapy

Clinical Advances in Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-68

  Martin, L Katherine ^a   Porcu, Pierluigi ^a   Baiocchi, Robert A ^a   Erter, Jack W ^a   Chaudhury, Abhik Ray ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GANCICLOVIR; METHOTREXATE; RITUXIMAB; ZIDOVUDINE;

AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSARTHRIA; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; LYMPHOMATOID GRANULOMATOSIS; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCYTOPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; WEAKNESS;

EID: 66349098473     PISSN: 15430790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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