Fungal rhinosinusitis: A retrospective analysis of clinicopathologic features and treatment outcomes at Ramathibodi Hospital

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 442-449

  Soontrapa, Pannathat ^a   Larbcharoensub, Noppadol ^b   Luxameechanporn, Thongchai ^c   Cheewaruangroj, Wichit ^c   Prakunhungsit, Supawadee ^c   Sathapatayavong, Boonmee ^d   Chongtrakool, Piriyaporn ^e   Leopairut, Juvady ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Department of Pathology   (Thailand)

^c Department of Otolaryngology ^*  (Thailand)

^d Division of Infectious Disease   (Thailand)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Clinicopathologic findings; Fungal rhinosinusitis; Invasive; Non invasive

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956030373     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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