A rare case of tubercular cerebellar abscess

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-365

  Wanjari, K ^a   Baradkar, V P ^a   Nataraj, G ^a   Kumar, S ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebellar abscess; Tubercular abscess

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOMA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PAPILLEDEMA; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; PUS; SEROLOGY; TUBERCULAR CEREBELLAR ABSCESS;

EID: 70349324375     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.55464     Document Type: Article

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