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Infections

Cutaneous complication after BCG vaccination: Case report and review of the literature

Romy R. M. C. KeijsersDepartment of Dermatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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H. Jorn BovenschenDepartment of Dermatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marieke M. B. SeygerDepartment of Dermatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Pages 315-318 | Received 03 Jun 2010, Accepted 08 Jun 2010, Published online: 22 Oct 2010

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