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. 2021 Mar 24;22(5):293.
doi: 10.1002/jgf2.435. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Ceftriaxone-associated pseudolithiasis

Masaru Kurihara  1 , Yasuharu Tokuda  1
Affiliations

Ceftriaxone-associated pseudolithiasis

Masaru Kurihara et al. J Gen Fam Med. .

Abstract

Ceftriaxone-associated pseudolithiasis.

Keywords: ceftriaxone; pseudolithiasis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest for this report.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Abdominal contrast‐enhanced CT revealed a high‐density lesion in the gallbladder indicating ceftriaxone‐associated pseudolithiasis
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