Causas inusuales de meningitis crónica, reporte de 5 casos / Unusual causes of chronic meningitis, report of 5 cases
Gac. méd. Méx
; 138(5): 477-481, sep.-oct. 2002.
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| ID: lil-333688
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RESUMO
Chronic meningitis is a frequent disease; it constitutes a real diagnostic challenge because of different etiologic possibilities, the most important being infectious, chemical, inflammatory, tumoral, autoimmune and of unknown origin. Chronic meningitis, as a rule, needs the use of a wide and expensive battery of studies, but frequently despite all this, it is not possible to make a diagnosis. Biopsies of meninges and brain play a key role in the study of this type of patients. We present five cases of chronic meningitis; some important considerations are made in relation to diagnosis and therapeutic management.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Meningite
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Gac. méd. Méx
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
México