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subcutaneous

Med situated, used, or introduced beneath the skin
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The global market for subcutaneous injection port is segmented on basis of product type, end user and geography.
The Spanish company said that Xembify (immune globulin subcutaneous, human- klhw) is a 20% immune globulin solution for subcutaneous injection indicated for treatment of Primary Humoral Immunodeficiency (PI) in patients aged two years and older.
Recently, a study aiming to investigate the possible efficacy of subcutaneous ofatumumab treatment in reducing new brain lesions in patients with RMS and the dose-dependent B-cell reduction was conducted by Bar-Or et al.
Results: The incidence of subcutaneous hemorrhage in the research group was 46.9%, significantly lower than 83.1% in the control group, and the difference had statistical significance (P<0.05).
Subcutaneous pedicled nasolabial flaps (16 patients) and V-Y/hatchet advancement type nasolabial flaps (32 patients) were preferred in reconstruction of cranial part defects [Figure 1].
Studies have reported that visceral fat percentage and subcutaneous fat percentage are a better predictor than BMI in analyzing the complications due to obesity.
Obesity leads to developing a low-grade inflammatory response that can interfere with the metabolic functions of subcutaneous white fat tissue.
Subcutaneous injection usually is selected when slow, continuous medication absorption is desired.
Subcutaneous emphysema is defined as the presence of free air in the subcutaneous tissues.
We here report a case of subcutaneous mass formation in a type 2 diabetes mellitus patient, in whom a total mass excision was performed after evaluation using an insulin tolerance test and imaging, along with discussion on characterization of amyloid deposition primarily with comparison of ultrasonographic and histopathological findings.
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