Intracranial Infection Complicating Chronic Ear Disease
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Intracranial infection complicating chronic ear disease.
An 18 year old Chinese girl was admitted with a one week history of fever, headache, constipation and pain in her left ear. She gave a history of re current ear problems during cruldhood. On examination temperature was 39.3 QC with a pulse rate of 1.00 per minute. Pus discharged through a perforation of her left tympanic membrane. The ESR was 100 mm in the first hour, haemoglobin 11.4 Gms/ 100 ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0035-8665,2052-0468
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-129-01-15