Mastoid infection caused by entomophthorales: A rare fungal disease

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 630-632

  Arya, A A ^a   Naik, C ^a   Desmukh, S ^a   Babanagare, S V ^a   Muntode, P ^a  

^a Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Child; Entomophthorales; Mastoiditis; Zygomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; DEBRIDEMENT; EARDRUM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; ENTOMOPHTHOROMYCOSIS; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCISION; MASTOIDITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TEMPORAL BONE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; DEBRIDEMENT; EAR CANAL; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HUMANS; MASTOIDITIS; TEMPORAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 79958820919     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215111000661     Document Type: Article

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