Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 218-222 , April 2008

Tumor-like Cerebral Perivasculitis in a Pediatric Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  • Ching-Hua Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Yuan's General Hospital, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Hsing Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
    • Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Chih-Hsing Hung, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Te Chu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Ming Hua

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tri-service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 10 November 2006 ,Accepted 9 July 2007.

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PII: S1607-551X(08)70121-9

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70121-9

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 218-222 , April 2008

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