Chondritis of the ear: A late sequela of deep partial thickness burns of the face

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 469-471

  Bentrem, David J ^a   Bill, Timothy J ^a   Himel, Harvey N ^a   Edlich, Richard F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial cream; chondritis; ear burns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CHONDRITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 0030199430     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-4679(96)00082-0     Document Type: Article

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