Necrotic leg ulcers associated with krokodil injection in a 41-year-old man

CMAJ. 2019 Jun 24;191(25):E712. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.190027.

Authors

Feras M Ghazawi¹, Jennifer Beecker²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Dermatology (Ghazawi, Beecker), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Beecker), The Ottawa Hospital; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Beecker), Ottawa, Ont.
² Division of Dermatology (Ghazawi, Beecker), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Beecker), The Ottawa Hospital; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Beecker), Ottawa, Ont. jbeecker@ottawahospital.on.ca.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
Codeine / administration & dosage
Codeine / adverse effects
Codeine / analogs & derivatives*
Humans
Injections, Subcutaneous
Leg Ulcer / chemically induced*
Leg Ulcer / pathology
Male
Necrosis / chemically induced
Necrosis / pathology

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
desomorphine
Codeine