Lesson of the week: "High" ear piercing and the rising incidence of perichondritis of the pinna

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7291, 2001, Pages 906-907

  Hanif, J ^a   Frosh, A ^b   Marnane, C ^c   Ghufoor, K ^d   Rivron, R ^c   Sandhu, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Roy Natl Throat Nose Ear Hosp   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; TICARCILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHONDRITIS; EAR CARTILAGE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; EXTERNAL EAR; EXTERNAL EAR MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035857979     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7291.906     Document Type: Short Survey

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