An unusual case of external ear inflammation caused by sarcoidosis

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 942-945

  Lang, Emer E ^a,b   El Zaruk, Jamilla ^a   Colreavy, Michael P ^a   Kennedy, Susan ^a   Rowley, Helena ^a   Timon, Conrad ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENT EXAMINATION; EXTERNAL OTITIS; HUMAN; MALE; POLYCHONDRITIS; SARCOIDOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0345098413     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130308201213     Document Type: Article

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