Coexistence of laryngeal mucormycosis with retropharyngeal abscess causing acute upper airway obstruction

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Alkan, Seyhan ^a   Koşar, Alper Tolga ^a   Özkaya, Ilknur ^a   Dadaş, Burhan ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFTRIAXONE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOSCOPY; EPIGLOTTIS; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; GLUCOSURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KETONURIA; LABORATORY TEST; LARYNGEAL BIOPSY; LARYNGEAL MUCORMYCOSIS; LARYNGEAL MUCORMYSIS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUCORMYCOSIS; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUBMUCOSA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINALYSIS; VOCAL CORD;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 64349111905     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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