Idiopathic osteomyelitis at the base of the skull

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1121-1123

  Hsiao, Yu Che ^a   Lee, Jin Chin ^a   Kang, Bor Hwang ^a   Lin, Yaoh Shiang ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Idiopathic; Osteomyelitis; Skull

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GALLIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MYRINGOTOMY; NASOPHARYNX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKULL BASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SKULL BASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750301298     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000224745.75981.52     Document Type: Article

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