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DMJ-Dohuk Medical Journal. 2008; 2 (1): 161-165
em Inglês
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| ID: emr-86165
RESUMO
Calcification in the muscles designated in the term of [myositis ossificans] constitutes special group. This case report represent a rare case of snake bite at the leg of old female patient which is complicated later on with discharging sinus at the site of the bite with excursion of whitish pieces resembling sequestrated bone piece. The X-ray film showed extensive subcutaneous calcification with intact bones. Calcification in the soft tissue secondary to snake bite should be kept in mind in studying any soft tissue calcification due to any cause