Septum perforation due to the use of Ecbalium elaterium

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 826-827

  Keles E ^a,b   Yalcin S ^a   Alpay, H C ^a   Tazegul A ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECBALIUM ELATERIUM EXTRACT; NOSE DROPS; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUCUMBER; ECBALIUM ELATERIUM; ENT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS;

EID: 64149088412     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00838.x     Document Type: Letter

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