Nasal cocaine abuse presenting as a central facial destructive granuloma

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 255, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 446-447

  Sittel, C ^a   Eckel, H E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nasal mucosa drug effects; Substance abuse complications; Wegener's granulomatosis diagnosis

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DESTRUCTION; DRUG ABUSE; FACE DISORDER; FACIAL BONE; GRANULOMA; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; NECROSIS; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SEPTUM; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0031795258     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004050050096     Document Type: Article

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