Actinomycotic thyroiditis in a child

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 781-782

  Trites, Jonathan ^a   Evans, Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESCHERICHIA CORRODENS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NECK TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031900453     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90220-2     Document Type: Article

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