Mesotherapy and cutaneous Mycobacterium fortuitum infection

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 645-647

  Difonzo, Elisa Margherita ^a,b   Campanile, Grazia Lucia ^a,b   Vanzi, Laura ^a,b   Lotti, Lorena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Careggi Teaching Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM EXTRACT; AMIKACIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN; DEFLAZACORT; IMIPENEM; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE ABSCESS; MESOTHERAPY; MICROINJECTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE; SKIN SCAR; THIGH; WEBER CHRISTIAN PANNICULITIS;

ADULT; AESCULUS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOPSY; CIPROFLOXACIN; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROINJECTIONS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 66849101783     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03487.x     Document Type: Article

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