Unilateral epistaxis after swimming in a stream

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-112

  Chow, C K ^a   Wong, S S Y ^a   Ho, A C W ^a   Lau, S K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epistaxis; Foreign bodies; Leeches; Parasitic diseases; Rivers

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEECH; MAXILLARY SINUS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STREAM (RIVER); SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEECHES; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; RIVERS; SWIMMING;

EID: 17444371664     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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