Pediatric Tularemia presenting with a neck mass
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Pediatric Neck Mass
Introduction Neck masses include a wide variety of diagnostic possibilities, with more than 60 etiologies that depend on clinical aspects such as age, location and time of disease progression. The interview and physical examination guide research that cross the neck masses in pediatric patients in 3 groups: infectious / inflammatory, and neoplastic embryonic remnants. The aim of this study was...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2146-3158,2146-9369
DOI: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2011.02.0017