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. 2021 Oct 1;27(7):e259.
doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001398.

Sternal Fracture Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes Abscess

Santiago Castejón Hernández  1 , Jorge Mejia Kattah  1 , Diana Badenes  2 , Daniel Molina Morant  1 , Roberto Chalela  2 , Sabina Herrera Fernandez  1
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Sternal Fracture Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes Abscess

Santiago Castejón Hernández et al. J Clin Rheumatol. .
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