Septate fungal invasion in masked mastoiditis: A diagnostic dilemma

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 250-252

  Kuruvilla, George ^a   Job, A ^a   Mathew, J ^a   Ayyappan, A P ^a   Jacob, M ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Diabetes Mellitus; Facial Paralysis; Mastoiditis

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; MYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OTALGIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASPERGILLOSIS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 33645281436     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106000326     Document Type: Article

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