Palatal mucormycosis: A rare clinical dilemma

Oral Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-148

  Shetty, S R ^a   Punnya, V A ^a  

^a SDM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Fungal infection; Mucormycosis; Palate; Rhinocerebral mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052860653     PISSN: 17522471     EISSN: 1752248X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-248X.2008.00025.x     Document Type: Article

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