Aseptic meningitis following intravenous immunoglobulin therapy of common variable immunodeficiency

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-161

  Kaarthigeyan, K ^a   Burli, Vasu V ^b  

^a PSG INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b KANCHI KAMAKOTI CHILDS TRUST HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OFLOXACIN; TIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHIECTASIS; CASE REPORT; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIGIDITY; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; VOMITING;

EID: 84857819295     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.92858     Document Type: Letter

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