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Patient is status-post I&D of a **dermatoma** of the left knee - does that make sense?? please sm


Posted: Aug 31, 2011

My first thought is hematoma but really sounds like a Derm..... Thanks

dermatoma - BD

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Since dermatoma means thickening or hypertrophy of the skin this could make sense with an I&D.


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