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Chronic unilateral groin pain in a young patient who injects drugs: a case report of needle fragment retentions

BACKGROUND: Subcutaneously retained needle fragments in people who inject drugs (PWIDs) are a possible cause of local symptoms, most commonly pain and infections. It remains unknown how common retained needle fragments are among PWIDs. CASE PRESENTATION: A young PWID consulted a primary care physici...

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Autores principales: Laukkala, Heidi, Arponen, Otso, Murto, Mika O, Nevalainen, Olli PO
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9102748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35562787
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-022-00309-2