Nasopharyngeal Necrosis After Chronic Opioid (Oxycodone/Acetaminophen) Insufflation

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 240-241

  Rosenbaum, Christopher D ^a   Boyle, Katherine L ^a   Boyer, Edward W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Insufflation; Opioid; Oxycodone; Percocet

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PERCOCET;

ADULT; AERATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL HISTORY; NASOPHARYNGEAL NECROSIS; NECROSIS; OPIATE ADDICTION; PHARYNX DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; NASOPHARYNX; NECROSIS; OXYCODONE;

EID: 84862494964     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-012-0217-3     Document Type: Article

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