Lesiones destructivas de la línea media facial secundarias al consumo de cocaína: caso clínico / Cocaine induced midline destructive lesions: report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
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146(9): 1070-1073, set. 2018. tab, graf
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-978799
ABSTRACT
Vasculitic midline destructive lesions can be a complication of cocaine use. We report a 44-year-old man who presented with a two months history of left facial pain associated with ipsilateral facial paralysis and a cheek phlegmon. Magnetic resonance imaging showed broad soft tissue destruction linked to important cranial nerve involvement. Antibiotic and antifungal therapy was started and multiple surgical debridement procedures were performed, with no clinical improvement. Microbiological analysis was negative. Finally, thanks to the histologic findings corresponding to vasculitis and granuloma formation and the history of cocaine abuse, a cocaine induced midline destructive lesion was diagnosed.
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Main subject:
Nose Diseases
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Cocaine-Related Disorders
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Nasal Septum
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Clínica Universidad de los Andes/CL
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Interno Medicina Universidad de los Andes/CL
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