Delayed cerebrospinal fluid leakage after head and facial trauma resulting in meningitis: A case report

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 365-367

  Motamedi, Mohammad Hosein Kalantar ^a,b   Sadidi, Ahmad ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Golestan St Giti Blvd No 11   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; FACE INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MENINGITIS; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0031892416     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(98)90117-3     Document Type: Article

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