Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 490-494 , May 2007

Erysipelas-like inflammation following breast surgery

  • A. Cichowitz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
    • Principal author.
    • ,
  • P.A. Stanley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
    • Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, St Vincent's Hospital, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
    • ,
  • W.A. Morrison

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 9288 2549; fax: +61 3 9416 0926.

Received 19 July 2005 ,Accepted 29 April 2006.

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☆ This paper was presented as a poster during Research Week (4–8 July 2005) at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

PII: S1748-6815(06)00389-5

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.04.013

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 5 , Pages 490-494 , May 2007

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