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Cutaneous Linear Atrophy Following Intralesional Corticosteroid Injection in the Treatment of Tendonitis

Cutis. 2004 March;73(3):197-198
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Cantürk F
Cantürk T
Aydin F
Karagöz F
Sentürk N
Turanli AY
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It is well-known that local and systemic side effects due to intralesional corticosteroid injections are common. We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with cutaneous linear atrophy along the abductor pollicis longus tendon, which appeared after an injection of intralesional corticosteroid in the treatment of de Quervain tendonitis.
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