Glandular tularemia in a Native American child

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 851-854

  Collison, Patrick J ^a,b   Adams, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b Yankton Medical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TULAREMIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0242552734     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130308201110     Document Type: Article

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