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Gluteal subcutaneous calcifications on a patient with chronic back pain
Affiliations- Federal University of Sao Paulo, R. Napoleao de Barros, 715, 04024002 Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Abstract
Abstract
Keywords
calcification, granuloma, injection-site reaction, subcutaneous fat, computed tomography
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Gluteal subcutaneous calcifications on a patient with chronic back pain
Journal
Issue
Article type
Images in medicine
Pages
161-162
Published online
2021-04-01
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Bibliographic record
Medical Research Journal 2021;6(2):161-162.
Keywords
calcification
granuloma
injection-site reaction
subcutaneous fat
computed tomography
Authors
Marina Barguil Macedo
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