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. 2014 Jan;60(1):51-2.

Mycobacterium fortuitum breast abscess after nipple piercing

Khurram Abbass¹, Muhammad K Adnan, Ronald J Markert, Mimi Emig, Nasir A Khan

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PMID: 24452562
PMCID: PMC3994836

Review

Mycobacterium fortuitum breast abscess after nipple piercing

Khurram Abbass et al. Can Fam Physician. 2014 Jan.

. 2014 Jan;60(1):51-2.

Authors

Khurram Abbass¹, Muhammad K Adnan, Ronald J Markert, Mimi Emig, Nasir A Khan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, MMC 108, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. drkhuramabbass@gmail.com.

PMID: 24452562
PMCID: PMC3994836

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