Simultaneous intracranial and orbital complications of acute rhinosinusitis in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 619-625

  Herrmann, Brian W ^a   Forsen Jr , James W ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Intracranial; Orbital; Pediatric; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FRONTAL SINUSITIS; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT INFECTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CELLULITIS; CHILD; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 1842664465     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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