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| ==Treatment== | | ==Treatment== |
− | Treatment is difficult due to the nature of the leisions and poor antibiotic penetration. | + | Treatment is difficult due to the nature of the leisions and poor antibiotic penetration to the site of infection. |
| + | In less severe cases where infection of the bones is not advanced treatment with penicillin or tetracyclines is recommended. Previously it has been sugested that systemic treatment with potassium iodide is successful but this is no longer recommended due to food safety concerns. |
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| ==Prognosis== | | ==Prognosis== |