Melioidosis: an unusual cause of recurrent buttock abscesses
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Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; State Clinic of Dermatology, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece; Dermatology Center, Nemours, France; and Clinic of Dermatovenerology, Clinical Center of Nis, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Nis, Serbia E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: none declared. Accepted for publication 27 December 2012
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