Acute airway obstruction following facial scalding: Differential diagnosis between a thermal and infective cause

Burns

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 570-573

  Watts, A M I ^b   McCallum, M I D ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIGLOTTIS; FACE BURN; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCALD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030298113     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-4179(96)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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