Aphasia as the Initial Presentation of Acute Otomastoiditis in an Elderly Male.

Sherif T Abuserewa; Mohamed Faris; Thaddeus Golden

doi:10.7759/CUREUS.14293

Aphasia as the Initial Presentation of Acute Otomastoiditis in an Elderly Male.

Sherif T Abuserewa
, Mohamed Faris
, Thaddeus Golden

Grand Strand Medical Center

Department of Internal Medicine, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, USA.

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Original language	American English
Journal	Cureus
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/CUREUS.14293
State	Published - Apr 5 2021

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Pediatrics

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