Foreign-body reaction with Mycobacterium abseccus superinfection

Dermatology Online Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 111-113

  Toy, Brian R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLARITHROMYCIN; COLLAGEN; COSMETIC; HYALURONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INOCULATION; LABORATORY TEST; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042569766     PISSN: 10872108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

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