Gloved hands apply steristrips to close the wound on the shoulder of a 72 year old female patient caused by a fall. The patient was taking steroids be

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Gloved hands apply steristrips to close the wound on the shoulder of a 72 year old female patient caused by a fall. The patient was taking steroids before this injury and one of the common side-effects of steroid use is the thinning of the skin. (see other image of the open wound).

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Photo credit: © DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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