Ulcers as a Sign of Skin Infection with Mycobacterium wolinskyi: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
Infection with Mycobacterium wolinskyi, if not detected, may cause severe skin and soft tissue infection with prolonged healing process and is therefore associated with high morbidity. Only about 20 cases of M. wolinskyi infections in humans have been described in the literature until now, none of t...
Main Authors: | Simon Bossart, Barbara Schnell, Katrin Kerl, Mirjana Urosevic-Maiwald |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2016-06-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Dermatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/446470 |
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