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Case Reports
. 1989 Jul;15(7):703-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1989.tb03615.x.

Laser vaporization: a novel treatment of botryomycosis

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Laser vaporization: a novel treatment of botryomycosis

D J Leffell et al. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1989 Jul.
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Abstract

Botryomycosis is an uncommon, chronic infection of the skin most often caused by Staphylococcus aureus. It has been successfully treated using carbon dioxide laser vaporization in a case in which antibiotic therapy failed, and surgical excision was not feasible.

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