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. 2005 Oct;18(4):401-4.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2005.11928101.

Painful nodule with induration and spreading erythema

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Painful nodule with induration and spreading erythema

Elizabeth Race et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2005 Oct.
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Figure. (a) Warm indurated plaque with central incision site where the culture was performed. (b) Close-up of the lesion.

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