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Article de Périodique
Poppers-associated retinal toxicity (2010)
Auteur(s) :
VIGNAL-CLERMONT, C. ;
AUDO, I. ;
SAHEL, J. A. ;
PAQUES, M.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
1583-1585
Sous-type de document :
Editorial
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
5
Domaine :
Drogues illicites
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Note générale :
Communiqué de presse de l'Inserm :
Résumé :
“Poppers” (slang for various forms of alkyl nitrite) are volatile nitric oxide donors that have been used for decades as recreational drugs. Both the popularity of and legal tolerance for poppers have led to the perception that these drugs are relatively innocuous. Here, we describe four patients who were seen within a few months of one another and who had prolonged visual loss as a result of damage to foveal photoreceptors shortly after inhaling poppers. [Extract]
Affiliation :
Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris ; Quinze-Vingts Hospital, Paris, France