Pott's puffy tumour in a pre-adolescent child: The youngest reported in the post-antibiotic era

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 373-378

  Gupta, Michael ^a   El Hakim, Hamdy ^a,b   Burgava, Ravi ^a   Mehta, Vivek ^a  

^a STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Osteomyelitis; Pott's puffy tumour; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFALEXIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOXACILLIN; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL OSTEOMYELITIS; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; POTT PUFFY TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SINUSITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 1042287046     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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