Madurella mycetoma-a rare case with cranial extension

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-71

  Maheshwari, Shradha ^a   Figueiredo, Antonio ^a   Narurkar, Swati ^a   Goel, Atul ^a,b  

^a LILAVATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Fungal infection; Madurella mycetoma

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; KETOCONAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIPLOPIA; FACE PAIN; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; SKULL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; INDIA; MADURELLA; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCETOMA; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MADURELLA; MALE; MYCETOMA; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES;

EID: 77953246181     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: 18788769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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