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J Hand Microsurg 2015; 07(01): 224-227
DOI: 10.1007/s12593-015-0173-7
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Necrotizing Cutaneous Nocardiosis of the Hand: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Joseph A. Ricci
1   Division of Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, WAC 435, Boston, MA, 02114, USA   Email: keberlin@mgh.harvard.edu
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Ana A. Weil
2   Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, USA
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Kyle R. Eberlin
1   Division of Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, WAC 435, Boston, MA, 02114, USA   Email: keberlin@mgh.harvard.edu
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04 October 2014

02 January 2015

Publication Date:
13 September 2016 (online)

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Keywords

Nocardia - Necrotizing infection - Upper extremity - Reconstructive surgery
 

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