American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 419-422 , November 2009

Dermatopathic lymphadenitis imitating a deep neck space infection

  • Ioannis Psarommatis, MD

      Affiliations

    • E.N.T. Department, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Business address: E.N.T. Department, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital of Athens, Thivon & Livadias st., 115 27 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 2107726360, +302107726411; fax: +30 2105780275.
    • Home address: 162 El. Venizelou St., 13231–Petroupoli, Athens, Greece.
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  • Haris Vontas, MD

      Affiliations

    • E.N.T. Department, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Vasiliki Gkoulioni, MD

      Affiliations

    • E.N.T. Department, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Aikaterini Mihail-Strantzia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Department, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • Theodoros Bairamis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • E.N.T. Department, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

Received 29 May 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00139-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.07.006

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 419-422 , November 2009

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