Intraorbital heroin injection resulting in orbital cellulitis and superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 473-475

  Ghosheh, Faris R ^a   Kathuria, Sajeev S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR OPHTHALMIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CELLULITIS; EYE; HEROIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; ORBIT; ORBITAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33751239430     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.iop.0000248991.71690.eb     Document Type: Article

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