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Case Reports
. 2014 Feb 10:2014:bcr2013202893.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202893.

Infectious pacemaker exteriorisation

Uday Yanamandra  1 , Sushma Yanamandra, Navreet Singh, Velu Nair
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Case Reports

Infectious pacemaker exteriorisation

Uday Yanamandra et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Exteriorised pacemaker in a case of implantation site infection leading to skin necrosis.
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