Wegener's granulomatosis: An unusual cause of upper airway obstruction

Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 682-684

  Passey, J ^a   Walker, R ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway: obstruction; Anaesthetic: paediatric; Complications: Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MALE; STRIDOR; TRACHEITIS; TRACHEOSTOMY; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0033949387     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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