Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids following influenza vaccination

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 681-685

  Hillesheim, Paul B ^a   Parker, John R ^a   Parker, Joseph C ^a   Escott, Edward ^b   Berger, Joseph R ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PONS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLAMMATION; INFLUENZA VACCINES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PONS; STEROIDS;

EID: 84864199926     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0428-CR     Document Type: Article

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