Diffuse myelitis after treatment of cerebral aspergillosis in an immune competent patient

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 402-406

  Mollahoseini, Reza ^a   Nikoobakht, Mahdi ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus fumigates; Myelitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CORTICOSTEROID; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ASPERGILLOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; FUNGAL DETECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERREFLEXIA; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MYELITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; QUADRIPLEGIA; URGE INCONTINENCE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOPSY; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; SEIZURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051763204     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 17359694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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