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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 1
Case Studies
Tuberculous cellulitis in an immunocompetent patient
Pejman RabieiDepartment of Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texas
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1813-8919
, MD http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1813-8919, Merve HasanovDepartment of Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texashttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6102-4917
, MD http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6102-4917, Bobak AkhavanDepartment of Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, Texashttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-1293
, MD http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-1293 & Gabriel M. AisenbergDepartment of Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UT Health, Houston, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0826-1427
, MD http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0826-1427