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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug 28;12(8):e230916.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230916.

Copper beaten skull

Abraham M Ittyachen  1 , Rajeev Anand  2
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Case Reports

Copper beaten skull

Abraham M Ittyachen et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: general practice/family medicine; neuroimaging.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Radiograph of occipitomental view of sinuses (A) and anteroposterior view of skull (B).
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT of the skull—axial view (A) and intracavitary view (B).
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