Atypical presentations of cat scratch disease in the head and neck

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 414-416

  Chiu, Alexander G ^a   Hecht, David A ^a   Prendiville, Stephen A ^a   Mesick, Christopher ^a   Mikula, Suzette ^a   Deeb, Ziad E ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NECK; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; SYNDROME;

ADULT; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NECK; PAROTID DISEASES; SYNDROME;

EID: 0035491307     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2001.116792     Document Type: Article

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