Intracranial complications of pediatric frontal rhinosinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 320-324

  Herrmann, Brian W ^a,c   Chung, James C ^b   Eisenbeis, John F ^b   Forsen Jr , James W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Pediatric Ear   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; MENINGITIS; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT DISEASE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CHILD; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUSITIS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS;

EID: 33746110482     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2006.20.2846     Document Type: Article

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