International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 373-378 , March 2004

Pott’s puffy tumour in a pre-adolescent child: the youngest reported in the post-antibiotic era

Received 29 July 2003 ,Accepted 10 November 2003.

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PII: S0165-5876(03)00458-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.11.009

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 68, Issue 3 , Pages 373-378 , March 2004

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