Wound botulism associated with black tar heroin

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 805-809

  Anderson, Michael W ^a   Sharma, Kanika ^b   Feeney, Colin M ^b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulism; Complications; Drug abuse; Heroin; Wound

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; TAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030769353     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1997.tb03790.x     Document Type: Article

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