Osteomyelitis of the skull base with atypical onset and evolution

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 326-330

  Magliulo, Giuseppe ^a,b   Varacalli, Serena ^a   Ciofalo, Andrea ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Osteomyelitis; Skull base

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKULL BASE; SKULL DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034057531     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940010900316     Document Type: Article

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