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Case Series

Effective Treatment of Small Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses with Fire Needle: A Case Series

Huan-Huan Zhang1 Department of Dermato-Venereology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9954-4830
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Chun-Min Zhang1 Department of Dermato-Venereology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4624-6818
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Qing-Qing Xu1 Department of Dermato-Venereology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China
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Chun-Hong Zhang1 Department of Dermato-Venereology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 4085-4090 | Published online: 05 Oct 2021

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