Subdural Empyema Complicating Sinusitis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-281

  Waseem, Muhammad ^a   Khan, Saqiba ^a   Bomann, Scott ^a  

^a LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

brain abscess; sinusitis; subdural empyema

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BENZODIAZEPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; IBUPROFEN; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYGROMA; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

ADOLESCENT; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; ETHMOID SINUSITIS; FRONTAL SINUSITIS; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 52049113051     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.07.019     Document Type: Article

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