PANDAS syndrome: A new tonsillectomy indication?;Síndrome PANDAS: ¿una nueva indicación de amigdalectomía?

Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 362-363

  Batuecas Caletrío, Ángel ^a,b   Sánchez González, Fernando ^a   Santa Cruz Ruiz, Santiago ^a   Santos Gorjón, Pablo ^a   Blanco Pérez, Pedro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Group A beta haemolytic Streptococcus; PANDAS syndrome; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PEDIATRIC AUTOIMMUNE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCUS SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; TONSIL DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILD; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYNDROME; TIC; TONSILLECTOMY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SYNDROME; TICS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 51949088914     PISSN: 00016519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6519(08)75557-2     Document Type: Article

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