Cocaine-related vasculitis causing scrotal gangrene

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 375-378

  Chen, Szu Chia ^a,b   Jang, Mei Yu ^a   Wang, Chuan Sheng ^a,b   Tsai, Kun Bow ^a   Chuang, Shu Hui ^a   Chen, Huang Chi ^a,b   Chang, Jer Ming ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Scrotum gangrene; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; D DIMER; FIBRIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG ABUSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; FIBRIN DEPOSITION; GANGRENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; ISCHEMIA; MALE; ORCHITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTAL SWELLING; SCROTUM; SCROTUM DISORDER; SCROTUM GANGRENE; SEROLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER; URINE CULTURE; VASCULITIS; WOUND HEALING;

COCAINE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALE; SCROTUM; VASCULITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60349109601     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1L487     Document Type: Article

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