Aspergillus mastoiditis, presenting with unexplained progressive otalgia, in an immunocompetent (older) patient

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 266, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1655-1657

  Van Tol, Aukje ^a   Van Rijswijk, Jeroen ^b,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Bethesda Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Immunocompetent; Matoiditis; Otitis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MICONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EXTERNAL OTITIS; HEARING LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; OTALGIA; OTORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EARACHE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MASTOID; MASTOIDITIS; MICONAZOLE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PYRIMIDINES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAZOLES; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION;

EID: 69549124576     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-008-0877-4     Document Type: Article

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