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Case report| Volume 25, ISSUE 2, P118-119, March 1994

Cutaneous leakage of cerebrospinal fluid following a stab wound to the back

  • C. Moulton
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    Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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  • R. Crawford
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    Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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  • I.J. Swann
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    Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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