Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: Report of two cases

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 309-312

  Aköz, Tayfun ^a   Civelek, Birol ^a   Akan, Mithat ^a  

^a Meŝrutiyet Cad No36/6 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 0345425038     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199909000-00016     Document Type: Article

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