Lesson of the week: Orbital trauma: Do not blow your nose

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7190, 1999, Pages 1054-1055

  Shuttleworth, G N ^a   David, D B ^a   Potts, M J ^a   Bell, C N ^a   Guest, P G ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT INFECTION; ORBIT INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033577513     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7190.1054     Document Type: Article

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