Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 316-318, July 2010

X-ray appearance of subcutaneous gemstones as part of alternative/holistic medicine: a case report and review of the literature

Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner, 2250 S. Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny, IA 50023, USA

Received 10 July 2009; accepted 15 August 2009. published online 26 October 2009.

Abstract 

The authors present a case of a deceased man with numerous subcutaneous nodules identified as foreign bodies on radiographic films. The foreign bodies were gemstones inserted underneath the skin as a form of holistic medicine. The X-ray findings of this case and a review of the literature for similar subcutaneously implanted foreign bodies used in holistic, alternative, or folk medicine are presented.

Keywords: Alternative medicine, Holistic medicine, Gemstone therapy, Subcutaneous foreign bodies, Radiology

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PII: S0899-7071(09)00228-9

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.08.026

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 316-318, July 2010

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