Mysteriously Puffy Extremities: An Unintended Consequence of Intravenous Drug Abuse

Puffy hand syndrome is a rare manifestation due to continuous intravenous drug abuse. It is a form of lymphedema caused by the sclerosing nature of intravenously administered drugs. It typically presents with bilateral, non-pitting edema at the dorsum of the hands. Proper identification of puffy han...

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Autores principales: Janardan, Abhishek, Ayoub, Malek, Khan, Husna, Jha, Pinky, Dhariwal, Mohan S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9239525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35774687
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25453

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9239525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35774687
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25453

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