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Case Reports
. 1984 Sep;36(3):301-2.

Pseudomonas septicaemia following tribal tatoo marks

D R Mathur, A Sahoo
  • PMID: 6506210
Case Reports

Pseudomonas septicaemia following tribal tatoo marks

D R Mathur et al. Trop Geogr Med. 1984 Sep.

Abstract

It is tradition in Northern Nigeria to make tribal tatoo marks on the face of a newborn, commonly on both sides of the angle of the mouth. A case of fatal septicaemia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa following such tribal tatoo marks is reported.

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