Atypical mycobacterial infection following blepharoplasty and full-face skin resurfacing with CO2 laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 768-771

  Rao, Jaggi ^a,e   Golden, Theodore A ^b   Fitzpatrick, Richard E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Facial Plastic Surgeon   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Dermatology Associates of San Diego County Inc   (United States)

^e Dermatology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CIPROFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACNE; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN NODULE; SKIN SCAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BLEPHAROPLASTY; CIPROFLOXACIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036678740     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.02008.x     Document Type: Article

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