Nontraumatic Nasal Septal Abscesses in the Immunocompromised: Etiology, Recognition, Treatment, and Sequelae

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-43

  Shah, Saurabh B ^a   Murr, Andrew H ^a   Lee, Kelvin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CASE REPORT; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FATALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCETOMA; NOSE SEPTUM; PATHOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MADUROMYCOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL SEPTUM; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PSEUDALLESCHERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033630607     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/105065800781602975     Document Type: Article

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