title: Upper extremity Mycobacterium chelonae cutaneous infection.
authors: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (Panossian) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif. (Cohen, Posalski).
authors: Andre
authors: A
authors: Panossian
authors: Myles J
authors: MJ
authors: Cohen
authors: Irving
authors: I
authors: Posalski
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