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Cortical hyperostosis as a side-effect of prolonged use of prostaglandins
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 October 2015
Abstract
Cortical hyperostosis is a very uncommon side-effect of prolonged prostaglandin therapy with distinctive radiological signs that may be accompanied by painful swelling of the limbs and responds rapidly to withdrawal of therapy.
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