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Dermatologic Complications with Body Art

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  1. Department of Dermatology, AZ Sint-Jan, Ruddershove 10, Brugge, 8000, Belgium

    Christa De Cuyper

  2. Department of Dermatology Clinica Las Condes, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Lo Fontecilla, Santiago, 441, Chile

    María Luisa Pérez-Cotapos S.

  3. Cossio Department of Dermatology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Laura Cossio

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De Cuyper, C., Pérez-Cotapos S., M.L., Cossio, L. (2009). Piercings: Techniques and Complications. In: Cuyper, C.D., Pérez-Cotapos S, M.L. (eds) Dermatologic Complications with Body Art. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03292-9_4

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