Pseudosclerodermatous triad of perniosis, pulp atrophy and 'parrot-beaked' clawing of the nails - a newly recognized syndrome of chronic crack-cocaine use

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 65-71

  Payne James, J J ^a   Munro, M H W ^a   Rowland Payne, C M E ^b  

^a Forensic Healthcare Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b London Clinic Cancer Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COLD INJURY; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; INDEX FINGER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NAIL DISEASE; PSEUDOSCLERODERMA; SCLERODERMA; THUMB; UNITED KINGDOM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; ATROPHY; CHILBLAINS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; FEMALE; FINGERS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR; NAILS, MALFORMED;

EID: 33846291778     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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