Laryngotracheal mucormycosis in children: Therapeutic challenges.

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis

Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale Pédiatrique, Hôpital Gui-de-Chauliac, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.

Published: November 2024

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