Aspergillus otomycosis in an immunocompromised patient

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 622-623

  Rutt, Amy L ^a   Sataloff, Robert T ^b,c  

^a Huron Valley Sinai Hospital   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; FLUCONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; OFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEATOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFICACY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; OTALGIA; OTOMYCOSIS; OTORRHEA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 56249149268     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130808701107     Document Type: Article

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