Thrombophlebitis of the Sigmoid Sinus After Tongue Piercing: A Case Report

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1232-1234

  Nicolas, Julien ^a   Soubeyrand, Eric ^a   Joubert, Mickael ^a   Labbé, Daniel ^a   Compère, Jean François ^a   Verdon, Renaud ^a   Benateau, Hervé ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; MACROLIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAROTITIS; PHARYNGITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ADULT; BODY PIERCING; CELLULITIS; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; PAROTID DISEASES; PAROTID GLAND; PNEUMONIA; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34248581201     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.12.042     Document Type: Article

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