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Acute metatarsal osteomyelitis simulating cellulitis

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  1. Department of General Pediatrics, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children’s Hospital, 1-6-7, Minatojima-Minami, Chuo, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan

    Yukiya Kurahashi

  2. Department of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77, Higashi-Nanba, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660-8550, Japan

    Yusuke Ito

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YK saw the patient and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. YI saw the patient and revised the previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Kurahashi, Y., Ito, Y. Acute metatarsal osteomyelitis simulating cellulitis. Infection 51, 549–550 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-022-01880-1

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