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

Mycobacterium fortuitum breast abscess after nipple piercing

Khurram Abbass  1 , Muhammad K Adnan, Ronald J Markert, Mimi Emig, Nasir A Khan
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Review

Mycobacterium fortuitum breast abscess after nipple piercing

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