Medical treatment for rhinosinusitis associated with adenoidal hypertrophy in children: An evaluation of clinical response and changes on magnetic resonance imaging

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 638-644

  Georgalas, Christos ^a,c   Thomas, Karen ^b   Owens, Catherine ^b   Abramovich, Solomon ^a   Lack, Gideon ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenoidal hypertrophy; Amoxicillin clavulanate potassium; Loratadine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sinusitis; Steroids

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; LORATADINE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE;

ADENOID; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MOUTH BREATHING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 23844548314     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940511400810     Document Type: Article

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