Xylazine-Induced Skin Ulcers in a Person Who Injects Drugs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Xylazine, an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist typically used as a sedative and analgesic in veterinary medicine, is being illicitly supplied to persons who inject drugs (PWID), especially in Puerto Rico and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA. There is a high prevalence (up to 78%) of xylazine...

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Autores principales: Malayala, Srikrishna V, Papudesi, Bhavani Nagendra, Bobb, Raymond, Wimbush, Aliya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9482722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36148197
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28160

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9482722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36148197
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28160

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