Chronic sinusitis unresponsive to medical therapy: A case of maxillary sinus actinomycosis focusing on computed tomography findings

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-216

  Damante, José Humberto ^a   Sant'Ana, E ^a   Soares, C T ^b   Moreira, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Lauro de Souza Lima Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Infection; Paranasal sinus neoplasm; Sinusitis; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACTINOMYCOSIS, CERVICOFACIAL; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUS NEOPLASMS; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646588309     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/52799578     Document Type: Article

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