title: Clinical problem-solving. On the threshold--a diagnosis of exclusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glick
authors.forename: Brendan M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Reilly
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005947:Glucose / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011859:Radiography; D020306:Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D005947:Glucose