Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) - Earlier diagnosis and management

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 875-881

  Singh, Neeraj ^a   Bhalodiya, N H ^a,b  

^a B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Endoscopic Surgical Procedures; Eosinophils; Fungal Infection; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC FUNGAL SINUSITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEMINERALIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ETHMOID SINUS; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SECRETION; POLYPOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; SINUSITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROID THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; MYCOSES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 28044464687     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221505774783412     Document Type: Article

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