Allergic Fungal Sinusitis: Allergic, Infectious, or Both?

Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 110-119

  Corey, Jacquelynne P ^a   Delsupehe, Kathelyne G ^a   Ferguson, Berrylin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MYCOSIS; NOSE POLYP; SINUSITIS; STEROID THERAPY;

HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MYCOSES; RECURRENCE; SINUSITIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029037759     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(95)70153-2     Document Type: Article

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