Keratosis obturans and external ear canal cholesteatoma: How and why we should distinguish between these conditions

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 577-581

  Persaud, Ricardo A P ^a   Hajioff, D ^b   Thevasagayam, M S ^c   Wareing, M J ^d   Wright, A ^e  

^a Roy Natl Throat Nose/Ear H London ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesteatoma; External ear; Keratosis obturans

Indexed keywords

AURAL TOILET; BONE NECROSIS; CHOLESTEATOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; HUMAN; KERATOSIS; KERATOSIS OBTURANS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CHOLESTEATOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EAR CANAL; EAR DISEASES; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 9344220543     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00898.x     Document Type: Review

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