Clinical and pathologic characteristics of intranasal abuse of combined opioid-acetaminophen medications

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 839-844

  Vosler, Peter S ^a   Contreras, Jorge I ^a   Wang, Eric W ^a   Schaitkin, Barry M ^a   Lee, Stella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal sinusitis; Intranasal opioid; Nasal necrosis; Necrosis; Prescription drug abuse; Septal perforation

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FENTANYL; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; ITRACONAZOLE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PERCOCET; POSACONAZOLE; STEROID; TALC; VORICONAZOLE; ANALGESIC AGENT; DRUG COMBINATION; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG ABUSE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; ETHMOIDECTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OTALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PATHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PENNSYLVANIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84908031807     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21355     Document Type: Article

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