Titre : | 'Krokodil' - a designer drug from across the Atlantic, with serious consequences [Letter] (2014) |
Auteurs : | D. V. THEKKEMURIYI ; S. G. JOHN ; U. PILLAI |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | American Journal of Medicine (Vol.127, n°3, March 2014) |
Article en page(s) : | e1-e2 |
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. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés DESOMORPHINE ; ETUDE DE CAS ; DROGUES DE SYNTHESE ; SYMPTOME ; NECROSE |
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] |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Sous-type de document : | Etude de cas / Case report |
Refs biblio. : | 6 |
Affiliation : | Hospitalist Medicine, St Mary's Health Center, St Louis, Mo, USA |
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