Cutaneous complications of pentazocine abuse [9]

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 280-

  Agarwal, Saurabh ^a,b   Trivedi, Manoj ^a  

^a Uttarakhand Forest Hospital Trust Medical College   (India)

^b UFHT and Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTAZOCINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LETTER; MALE; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN INDURATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SCAR; SKIN ULCER; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 34547690862     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.33653     Document Type: Letter

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