Skull base osteitis following fungal sinusitis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 92-97

  Swift, Andrew C ^a   Denning, David W ^b  

^a Walton Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Fungal sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETHALITY; LONG TERM CARE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEITIS; SINUSITIS; SKULL BASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031938583     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100140009     Document Type: Article

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