CUTANEOUS COMPLICATIONS OF INJECTION DRUG ABUSE

Autor: Bimal Kanish, Anuradha Bhatia, Sandeep Kumar Goyal
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 3:7755-7762
ISSN: 2278-4802
2278-4748
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2014/2967
Popis: Drug abuse is a worldwide problem with disastrous consequences for the patient, family and society at large. The case of injection drug abusers seems a little different as cutaneous complications may occur. Considering these complications the present article attempts to review the adverse effects of parenteral drug abuse on the skin including the common skin and soft tissue infections secondary to the drug abuse.
Databáze: OpenAIRE