Survival in cerebro-rhino-orbital zygomycosis and cavernous sinus thrombosis with combined therapy

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 501-504

  Smith, Joseph L ^a,b   Stevens, David A ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NOSE DISEASE; ORBIT DISEASE; ZYGOMYCETES;

AMPHOTERICIN B; BRAIN DISEASES; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS, INSULIN-DEPENDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASES; ORBITAL DISEASES; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; ZYGOMYCOTA;

EID: 0022702098     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: 15418243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-198604000-00028     Document Type: Article

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