Silver nitrate stain masquerading as a heterotopic ossification

Silver nitrate is a commonly used substance in the cauterization of the traumatic soft tissue wounds to stop bleeding. As an inorganic compound with high density, silver nitrate is very radiodense. We present a case of topical silver nitrate application on a fingertip laceration of a 32-year-old dia...

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Autores principales: Vu, Peter, Faraday, Richard, Vu, Dan, Kim, Joon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Musculoskeletal
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7036729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32123551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.01.030
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description Silver nitrate is a commonly used substance in the cauterization of the traumatic soft tissue wounds to stop bleeding. As an inorganic compound with high density, silver nitrate is very radiodense. We present a case of topical silver nitrate application on a fingertip laceration of a 32-year-old diabetic woman, which was misinterpreted as heterotopic ossification. The appearance of silver nitrate on radiographic studies is not widely known, which can lead to misdiagnosis, further unnecessary imaging, and inappropriate surgery.
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spelling pubmed-70367292020-03-02 Silver nitrate stain masquerading as a heterotopic ossification Vu, Peter Faraday, Richard Vu, Dan Kim, Joon Radiol Case Rep Musculoskeletal Silver nitrate is a commonly used substance in the cauterization of the traumatic soft tissue wounds to stop bleeding. As an inorganic compound with high density, silver nitrate is very radiodense. We present a case of topical silver nitrate application on a fingertip laceration of a 32-year-old diabetic woman, which was misinterpreted as heterotopic ossification. The appearance of silver nitrate on radiographic studies is not widely known, which can lead to misdiagnosis, further unnecessary imaging, and inappropriate surgery. Elsevier 2020-02-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7036729/ /pubmed/32123551 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.01.030 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Silver nitrate stain masquerading as a heterotopic ossification
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title_short Silver nitrate stain masquerading as a heterotopic ossification
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7036729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32123551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.01.030
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