Tetanus in an injecting buprenorphine abuser
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
;
: 1021-1023, 2007.
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em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-348349
ABSTRACT
<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b>Injecting drug abusers are vulnerable to many infectious complications. We describe a case of tetanus in a Singaporean who regularly abused buprenorphine.</p><p><b>CLINICAL PICTURE</b>A 49-year-old male was hospitalised for progressive generalised spasms associated with dysarthria and opisthotonus. Tetanus was diagnosed clinically.</p><p><b>TREATMENT</b>Supportive management was instituted in the intensive care unit (ICU). Toxicology samples tested positive for buprenorphine.</p><p><b>OUTCOME</b>He recovered rapidly and was transferred out of the ICU after 8 days. Retrospective questioning confirmed parenteral abuse of buprenorphine.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This case highlights an uncommon and potentially lethal complication of parenteral drug abuse.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Singapura
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Tétano
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Terapêutica
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Buprenorfina
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Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa
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Progressão da Doença
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Diagnóstico
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Disartria
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Ano de publicação:
2007
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