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A Confirmed Case of Xylazine-Induced Skin Ulcers in a Person Who Injects Drugs in Miami, Florida, USA

BACKGROUND: Xylazine is an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist that has emerged as a contaminant in the street drug supply of fentanyl. Xylazine use may be suspected in naloxone-resistant overdoses and atypical, chronic wounds in people who inject drugs (PWID). This case is unique because it is the...

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Autores principales: Warp, Peyton V., Hauschild, Maia, Tookes, Hansel E., Ciraldo, Katrina, Serota, David P., Cruz, Irasema
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Journal Experts 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10402246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37547000
http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3194876/v1