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Femoral artery necrosis due to parenteral intravascular drug misuse: A case report and literature review

Accidental intra-arterial injection as a consequence of drug misuse has been described in both the upper and lower limbs. We present a case in which a drug abuser injected heroin into his femoral artery. This resulted in necrosis of the femoral artery requiring an autologous graft. A life threatenin...

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Autores principales: Mullan, Michael J, Magowan, Hanna, Weir, Colin D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Ulster Medical Society 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2604479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18956804