Association between Previous Tuberculous Infection and Cerebal Glioma
- 13 January 1973
- Vol. 1 (5845) , 83-84
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5845.83
Abstract
An increased incidence of previous infection with tuberculosis has been found in a series of patients with cerebral gliomas, and it is suggested that such an association may be due to defective immunity acting as a common aetiological factor.Keywords
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