Mycobacterium fortuitum cutaneous infection from amateur tattoo

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 834-837

  Suvanasuthi, Saroj ^a   Wongpraparut, Chanisada ^a   Pattanaprichakul, Penvadee ^a   Bunyaratavej, Sumanas ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Infection; Mycobacterium fortuitum; Tattoo

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; PAPULE; PRURITUS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; TATTOO;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; TATTOOING;

EID: 84864020125     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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