Methotrexate as a Corticosteroid-Sparing Agent in Complicated Neurocysticercosis
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- 15 February 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 44 (4) , 549-553
- https://doi.org/10.1086/511040
Abstract
Background. A subset of patients with neurocysticercosis developed chronic or recurrent perilesional inflammation and required long-term and high-dosKeywords
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