Actinomycosis of the middle turbinate: An unusual cause of nasal obstruction

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 262, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 412-415

  Özcan, Cengiz ^a,b   Talas, Derya ^a   Görür, Kemal ^a   Aydin, Özlem ^a   Yildiz, Altan ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Cervico facial; Endoscopic technique; Middle turbinate; Nasal cavity; Nasal obstruction

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND; MANDIBLE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUS; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH DISEASE;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES;

EID: 20044385274     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-004-0832-y     Document Type: Article

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