Simultaneous uvulitis and epiglottitis in adults

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-163

  McNamara, Robert ^a   Koobatian, Thomas ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

airway; epiglottis; epiglottitis; Uvula; uvulitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIGLOTTITIS; HUMAN; MALE; PALATE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031003666     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90091-7     Document Type: Article

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