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X-ray appearance of subcutaneous gemstones as part of alternative/holistic medicine: a case report and review of the literature
Clinical Imaging, 10/27/09

McLemore J et al. – The authors present a case of a deceased man with numerous subcutaneous nodules identified as foreign bodies on radiographic films. The foreign bodies were gemstones inserted underneath the skin as a form of holistic medicine. The X–ray findings of this case and a review of the literature for similar subcutaneously implanted foreign bodies used in holistic, alternative, or folk medicine are presented.

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