This patient inadvertently complicated her own recovery by chalking up these lesions to a preexisting condition.
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The Heimlich maneuver or abdominal thrust is a recognized effective therapy for foreign-body airway obstruction. Serious complications, however, have been described. We present a case of an incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia secondary to Heimlich maneuver.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMycobacterium fortuitum is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium found in the soil and water of most regions of the world, and it can cause disease in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. We present a 52-year-old man who developed a scalp abscess under a free flap for cranium coverage after a motor vehicle accident. Culture of material drained from the abscess grew M.
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