Acute edema of the tongue: A life-threatening condition

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 651-653

  Gadban, Hussein ^a   Gilbey, Peter ^b   Talmon, Yoav ^b   Samet, Alvin ^b  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Macroglossia; Respiratory obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGY; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; NASOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; NASOTRACHEAL TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0037827155     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940311200714     Document Type: Article

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