Necrosis of the intranasal structures and soft palate as a result of heroin snorting: A case series

Substance Abuse

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 409-414

  Peyrière, Hélène ^a   Léglise, Yves ^a   Rousseau, Arnaud ^a   Cartier, Cesar ^a   Gibaja, Valérie ^b   Galland, Pascal ^c  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Beziers   (France)

Author keywords

Heroin; nasal necrosis; palate perforation; snorting

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NECROSIS; NOSE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNX; SOFT PALATE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; BUPRENORPHINE; FEMALE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; NECROSIS; NOSE; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX;

EID: 84887693805     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2013.781565     Document Type: Article

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