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'Krokodil' - a designer drug from across the Atlantic, with serious consequences [Letter] (2014)
Auteur(s) :
THEKKEMURIYI, D. V. ;
JOHN, S. G. ;
PILLAI, U.
Année
2014
Page(s) :
e1-e2
Sous-type de document :
Etude de cas / Case report
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
6
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
DESOMORPHINE
;
ETUDE DE CAS
;
DROGUES DE SYNTHESE
;
SYMPTOME
;
NECROSE
Note générale :
Letter: Mullins M.E., Schwarz E.S. 'Krokodil' in the United States is an urban legend and not a medical fact. American Journal of Medicine, 2014;127(7): e25.
Résumé :
Use of "Krokodil," a deadly Russian designer drug, has been spreading rapidly across Europe. It can turn an addict's skin dark, scaly, and necrotic and cause it to wither away. "Krokodil" use was first reported in Siberia in 2002 and so far has been reported only in European countries. Our case aims to shed light on the alarming fact that this deadly mixture has made its way into the United States. We report a case of a young man who has been admitted multiple times in a 5-month period, with rapidly progressing necrotic leg ulcers, after intravenous abuse of homemade heroin. [Extract]
Affiliation :
Hospitalist Medicine, St Mary's Health Center, St Louis, Mo, USA