Cat scratch disease simulating a malignant process of the chest wall with coexistent osteomyelitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 433-435

  Sakellaris, G ^a   Kampitakis, E ^a   Karamitopoulou, E ^a   Scoulica, E ^a   Psaroulaki, A ^a   Mihailidou, E ^a   Charissis, G ^a  

^a University General Hospital of Crete   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER GRANULOMA; OSTEOMYELITIS; RIB; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0041419668     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540310012262     Document Type: Article

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