Aural involvement in loxoscelism: Case report and literature review

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1559-1561

  Donepudi, Sreekrishna Kanth ^a   Ahmed, Khwaja Asif ^a   Stocks, Rose Mary S ^a   Nelson, Deborah ^a   Thompson, Jerome W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown recluse; Hemolytic anemia; Loxoscelism; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE;

ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EAR INJURY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN EXAMINATION; SPIDER BITE;

EID: 26844529225     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.04.015     Document Type: Article

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