Unilateral vocal cord paralysis as a result of a Nocardia farcinica laryngeal abscess

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 224-227

  Cohen, E ^a   Blickstein, D ^a   Inbar, E ^a   Samra, Z ^a   Weinberger, M ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMIPENEM; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0034030712     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050464     Document Type: Article

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