Femoral artery necrosis due to parenteral intravascular drug misuse: A case report and literature review

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-204

  Mullan, Michael J ^a   Magowan, Hanna ^a   Weir, Colin D ^a  

^a CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femoral artery necrosis; Intra arterial injection; Intravenous drug abuse

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG MISUSE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMORAL ARTERY NECROSIS; FEVER; HEMATOMA; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INFECTED INGUINAL HEMATOMA; INGUINAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NECROSIS; PERITONITIS; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SEPSIS; TACHYCARDIA; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMATOMA; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; LIMB SALVAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECROSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 57149084717     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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