International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 5-8 , March 2006

Bilateral lacrimal gland abscesses

  • Joel Guss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +1 215 205 7461.
    • ,
  • Ken Kazahaya

      Affiliations

    • Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1 Wood Building, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

Received 30 June 2005 ,Accepted 22 September 2005.

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PII: S1871-4048(05)00003-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2005.09.001

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 5-8 , March 2006

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