Head and Neck Injury from a Leopard Attack: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-249

  Bahram, Ramin ^a   Burke, Jonathan E ^b   Lanzi, Guy L ^c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BITE; CASE REPORT; FELIDAE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0942298066     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2003.04.015     Document Type: Article

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