The preauricular sinus: A review of its clinical presentation, treatment, and associations

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-196

  Scheinfeld, Noah S ^a   Silverberg, Nanette B ^a   Weinberg, Jeffrey M ^a   Nozad, Valerie ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRANCHIOOTORENAL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EAR DISEASE; EAR MALFORMATION; EXTERNAL EAR; EXUDATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; PENETRANCE; PREAURICULAR TAG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; BRANCHIO-OTO-RENAL SYNDROME; DEAFNESS; EAR, EXTERNAL; GENES, DOMINANT; HUMANS;

EID: 2942529273     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0736-8046.2004.21301.x     Document Type: Review

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