Actinomycosis Abscess of the Thyroid Gland

Laryngoscope

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2108-2111

  Cevera, John J ^a   Butehorn III, Henry F ^a   Shapiro, Joel ^c   Setzen, Gavin ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Albany Ear Nose and Throat Services   (United States)

^c St Peter's Hospital Albany   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Actinomycosis; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; ULTRASOUND;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CEFTRIAXONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0347320880     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200312000-00009     Document Type: Article

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