Neuroradiological features of the tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-196

  Marais, Suzaan ^a,b   Scholtz, P ^b   Pepper, D J ^a,b   Meintjes, G ^a,b   Wilkinson, R J ^a,b,c,d   Candy, S ^b  

^a GF Jooste Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS); Neuroradiology; Tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IOPROMIDE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; MYELITIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOMYELITIS; SPONDYLITIS; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULSOSI ASSOCIATED IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049101231     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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