Cervicofacial actinomycosis - Report of two cases

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 105-108

  Bochev, Valo ^a   Angelova, Irena ^a   Tsankov, Nikolai ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Cervicofacial; Differential diagnosis; Submandibular phlegmona

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE;

ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0142011636     PISSN: 13184458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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