Malacoplakia manifesting as a chronic inflammatory mass at the site of a nonhealing surgical wound

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 876-880

  Pang, Leou Chuan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALACOPLAKIA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PALPATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; SURGICAL WOUND; THYROIDECTOMY; TOXIC GOITER; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0242552728     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130308201115     Document Type: Article

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