A Case of Epidural Abscess Complicated from Acute Mastoiditis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Choi, Jee-Hyun
(Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Min-Sung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Kim, Jong-Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Son, Byung-Chul (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Kim, Seong Joon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Park, So Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Lee, Jung Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Oh, Jin Hee (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Koh, Dae Kyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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