Is black tar heroin use associated with wound botulism? A report of two Hispanic patients

Wound botulism is a potentially lethal condition that can cause paralysis. Its association with black tar heroin is a well‐established fact. It is essential to alert clinicians in recognizing the patients with history of injection drug abuse presenting with clinical features of botulism early on adm...

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Autores principales: Qureshi, Ihtesham A., Qureshi, Mohtashim A., Vellipuram, Anantha‐Ramana, Kassar, Darine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6028420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29988706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1622
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Sumario:Wound botulism is a potentially lethal condition that can cause paralysis. Its association with black tar heroin is a well‐established fact. It is essential to alert clinicians in recognizing the patients with history of injection drug abuse presenting with clinical features of botulism early on admission for prompt diagnosis and treatment.

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