Pediatric deep space neck infections: The Medical College of Wisconsin experience

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 263-271

  Flanary, Valerie A ^a   Conley, Stephen F ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography scan; Deep neck infection; Hemolytic streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABSCESS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPH NODES; MALE; NECK; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031550307     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(96)01453-X     Document Type: Article

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