Atypical presentations of pediatric actinomycosis: Report of a case

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 138-142

  Sezer, Bahar ^a   Ertuǧrul, Fahinur ^a   Günbay, Sevtap ^a   Basdemir, Gülçin ^a   Öztop, Fikri ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Cervicofacial; maxilla; Children

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOLOGY;

ACTINOMYCOSIS, CERVICOFACIAL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY DISEASES; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 0036590938     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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