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Simon Strauss, MB, ChB; Zvi Harari, MD

JAMA. 1977;238(5):431-432.

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History

An 83-year-old man who had recently immigrated to Israel from Russia was admitted to the hospital with skin ulceration of the left leg, which had failed to heal. This ulceration had been present for six months and had resulted from minor trauma to the area. Examination showed severe swelling and induration of both legs below the knees and a deep ulcer overlying the anterior aspect of the left tibia. The patient further revealed that both legs had been swollen since the age of 20 years, and for this reason he had not been conscripted into the Czarist Army in 1914.

Anteroposterior and lateral roentgenograms of both legs are shown in Fig 1 and 2. Findings from laboratory investigations, including relevant metabolic studies, were essentially normal. Roentgenographic survey of the remainder of the body showed no abnormality.

Diagnosis

Soft tissue calcification following kerosene injection.

Comment

On further interrogation the patient . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (Dr Strauss) and Dermatology (Dr Harari), The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel (Dr Strauss).

Edited by Z. Danilevicius, MD, Senior Editor.

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