Autologous fat injection and breast augmentation.
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Publications and source records attributed to P L Dixon.
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High pressure injection injury of the hand is an uncommon condition demanding early recognition and prompt surgical intervention. These three case reports illustrate the varied aetiology, pathogenesis and outcome of this condition.
A sixteen-year-old male presented with pain and swelling of the distal phalanx of his right middle finger. X-ray examination demonstrated an osteolytic lesion which at operation was found to be an osteoid osteoma.
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Infection of the flexor tendon sheath and proximal interphalangeal joint by Mycobacterium marinum is described. The characteristic features of this unusual infection are delineated.
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In a retrospective survey over a three-year period there were found 199 patients with keratoacanthoma among 3,180 patients with malignant skin disease. The clinical features of the series are presented, with particular attention to the diagnostic error. Amongst experienced clinicians there was an 8.5% error in calling an invasive squamous cell lesion a keratoacanthoma. Pertinent features of the clinical nature of keratoacanthoma with particular reference to immunological surveillance are discussed.