The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 27-28 , January 2009

The Gardener's Cellulitis

  • Christopher B. Hearne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Scott and White Clinic, Georgetown, Tex
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequest for reprints should be addressed to Christopher B. Hearne, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Scott and White, Scott and White Clinic, 4945 Williams Drive, Georgetown, TX 78633
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  • John Eckford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Scott and White University Medical Center, Round Rock, Tex
    • ,
  • Samuel N. Forjuoh, MD, MPH, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family & Community Medicine, Scott & White, Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex

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 Parwathi “Uma” Paniker, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: All of the authors declare no conflict of interest concerning this manuscript.

 Authorship statement: All authors had full access to the data and participated in the writing of the manuscript. Each author has seen and approved the submitted version and take responsibility for the content of the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00893-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.09.016

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 27-28 , January 2009

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