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R L Garcia

Publications and source records attributed to R L Garcia.

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Factitious pseudoainhum of the nipple.

A patient with a cosmetically disfiguring swelling of his nipple for many years was found to have factitious mechanical pseudoainhum. The possibility of occult mechanical constriction as the cause of acute or chronic deformities of appendages is emphasized.

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Endobronchial metastasis from cancer of the breast.

Endobronchial metastasis is reported to occur in less than 5% of the autopsies of patients dying with extrathoracic malignant neoplasms. Frequently associated primary tumors include those of the kidney, pancreas, colon, ovary, and thyroid. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of cancer of the breast which metastasized to the mucosa of a major bronchus. The possible factors involved in the widespread, early unusual spread in this 25-year-old woman are discussed.

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March cellulitis.

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"Witch doctor?" A hexing case of dermatitis.

A Mexican-American woman presented with exfoliative dermatitis complicated by a "curse". She was cured by a combination of bland topical therapy and casting off of the spell by a curandero.

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