The head and neck sequelae of cervical intravenous drug abuse

When peripheral veins sclerose, addicts desperately seek new and more dangerous injection sites. At Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, a disturbing increase in intravenous head and neck complications has been observed. From 1982 to 1985, 30 patients demonstrating complications resulting fro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Laryngoscope 1988-02, Vol.98 (2), p.213-218
Hauptverfasser:	Myers, Ernest M., Kirkland Jr, Levi S., Mickey, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - etiology Adult Biological and medical sciences Cellulitis - etiology Drug addictions Female Humans Injections, Intravenous Jugular Veins - pathology Jugular Veins - surgery Male Medical sciences Neck - pathology Sclerosis Substance-Related Disorders Tomography, X-Ray Computed Toxicology Veins - pathology Veins - surgery
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