Blastomycosis of the vocal folds with life-threatening upper airway obstruction: A case report

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 852-855

  Ebeo, Celso T ^a   Olive, Kenneth ^a   Byrd, Ryland P ^a   Mirle, Girish ^a   Roy, Thomas M ^a   Mehta, Jay B ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCES DERMATITIDIS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; LUNG INFECTION; MYCOSIS; UNITED STATES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0036906385     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130208101216     Document Type: Article

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