Mediastinitis and retropharyngeal abscess following delayed diagnosis of glass ingestion

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Allotey, J ^a   Duncan, H ^a   Williams, H ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GLASS;

ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDIASTINITIS; PHARYNX; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; FOREIGN BODIES; GLASS; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDIASTINITIS; PHARYNX; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645088219     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.020867     Document Type: Article

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