Petrositis and cerebellar abscess complicating chronic otitis media

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 635-636

  Trimis, G ^a,c   Mostrou, G ^a   Lourida, A ^a   Prodromou, F ^b   Syriopoulou, V ^a   Theodoridou, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cerebellar abscess; Chronic otitis media; Petrositis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM ABSCESS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EAR SURGERY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; OTITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCOPY; PETROSITIS; PETROUS BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN ABSCESS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEITIS; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; PETROUS BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0344873347     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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