Tattoo-associated Mycobacterium franklinii infection
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Campbell L Stewart1, Danielle M DeHoratius3, Stephen Gluckman4, Christine Rongey5, Kevin Alby6, Rosalie Elenitsas2* 1Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 3Dermatology Associates of Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr, PA 4Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 5Department of Pathology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 6Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Clinical Research in Dermatology: Open Access Open Access Case Report
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