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An unusual cause of a discharging sinus

Department of Orthopaedics, Paraplegia, and Rehabilitation, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India

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Dr K M Marya, S S R Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius;
dr_marya@hotmail.com

Submitted 21 September 2002
Accepted 19 December 2002

Keywords: calcinosis cutis; scleroderma; Raynaud’s phenomenon

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A 37 year old man presented to the orthopaedic outpatient department complaining of a white liquid discharge coming out of the front of his right leg. Physical examination revealed that he had a discharging sinus on the anterior aspect of middle thirds of his right leg draining a milky white fluid with a viscosity of that of water. There was an area of 3 x 2 cm around the sinus that was indurated. Radiography of the leg showed a radio-opaque lesion in the subcutaneous tissue (fig 1). No irregularity or abnormality was detected in either bone of the leg. Bacteriological examination of the fluid was negative as was the KOH mount done to exclude a fungal infection. His blood counts were neutrophils 76%, lymphocytes 20%, monocytes 2%, eosinophils 2%, and his blood cultures were negative. Blood chemistry, renal function, and liver function were all normal. Detailed examination of . . . [Full text of this article]

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