A case of skull base mucormycosis with osteomyelitis secondary to temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 822-824

  Safaya, Anil ^a,b   Batra, Kadambari ^a   Capoor, Malini ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTAZIDIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SKULL BASE MUCORMYCOSIS; SKULL CANCER; SKULL DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TORTICOLLIS; ARTICLE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL BASE; SKULL TUMOR; TEMPORAL BONE;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; SKULL BASE; SKULL NEOPLASMS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 33847729899     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130608501213     Document Type: Review

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