Unexpected expansive paranasal sinus mucormycosis

ORL

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-60

  Larsen, Kristian ^a   Von Buchwald, Christian ^a   Ellefsen, Bjarki ^b   Francis, Dorthe ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b Queen Alexandrines Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CT imaging; FESS; Fungal sinusitis; Immunocompetence; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFUROXIME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MUCORMYCOSIS; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFUROXIME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; NASAL POLYPS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037221240     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068657     Document Type: Article

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