Actinomycosis of the temporal bone with labyrinthine and facial nerve involvement

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1999-2001

  Mehta, Deepak ^a   Statham, Melissa ^a   Choo, Daniel ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Facial nerve paresis; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

SULTAMICILLIN;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DYSKINESIA; DEBRIDEMENT; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABYRINTHITIS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OTALGIA; OTORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL BONE;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; HUMANS; LABYRINTH DISEASES; MALE; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 35848934547     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e318133a127     Document Type: Article

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