Peritonsillar abscess in early childhood: Presentation and management

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 630-632

  Friedman, Norman R ^a   Mitchell, Ron B ^a   Pereira, Kevin D ^a   Younis, Ramzi T ^a   Lazar, Rande H ^a,b  

^a LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; INFANT; MALE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TONSILLECTOMY; TRISMUS;

EID: 0030960374     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900060072013     Document Type: Article

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