Cranial Actinomycosis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 465-467

  King, A D ^a   Chan, Y L ^a   Wong, K S ^b   Sung, J J Y ^b   Fung, K ^b   Poon, W S ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Cranial; MR

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; SKULL;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; SKULL;

EID: 0032176584     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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