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A cutaneous skin horn of the left forearm was ellipsed with a #15 blade, and the specimen was delivered from the field. The wound was then irrigated with warm antiobiotic saline. Bovie electrocautery was used to obtain hemostasis and the wound was closed with 3 interrupted 3-0 nylon sutures. At this point the wound was dressed with xeroform, 4x4's and Kerlix. Patient was awakened and subsequently taken to his bed in the recovery in stable condition.
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A cutaneous skin horn of the left forearm was ellipsed with a #15 blade, and the specimen was delivered from the field. The wound was then irrigated with warm antiobiotic saline. Bovie electrocautery was used to obtain hemostasis and the wound was closed with 3 interrupted 3-0 nylon sutures. At this point the wound was dressed with xeroform, 4x4's and Kerlix. Patient was awakened and subsequently taken to his bed in the recovery in stable condition.
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