heroin and Conjunctivitis

heroin has been researched along with Conjunctivitis* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for heroin and Conjunctivitis

Article	Year
Disseminated candidiasis with extensive folliculitis in abusers of brown Iranian heroin. European journal of clinical microbiology, 1985, Volume: 4, Issue:3 Two cases of heroin abusers who developed disseminated candidiasis are reported. Cultures of skin lesions revealed Candida albicans, which on histology were shown to be located in and around hair shafts. Both patients recovered after treatment with amphotericin B combined with 5-fluorocytosine and either ketoconazole or dexamethasone. This unusual cutaneous syndrome of candidal infection associated with extensive folliculitis seems to be related to the use of a particular type of heroin, the so-called brown Iranian heroin. Topics: Adult; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Conjunctivitis; Female; Flucytosine; Folliculitis; Heroin; Humans; Iran; Ketoconazole; Male; Substance-Related Disorders	1985

Article

Year

Disseminated candidiasis with extensive folliculitis in abusers of brown Iranian heroin.

European journal of clinical microbiology, 1985, Volume: 4, Issue:3

Two cases of heroin abusers who developed disseminated candidiasis are reported. Cultures of skin lesions revealed Candida albicans, which on histology were shown to be located in and around hair shafts. Both patients recovered after treatment with amphotericin B combined with 5-fluorocytosine and either ketoconazole or dexamethasone. This unusual cutaneous syndrome of candidal infection associated with extensive folliculitis seems to be related to the use of a particular type of heroin, the so-called brown Iranian heroin.

Topics: Adult; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Conjunctivitis; Female; Flucytosine; Folliculitis; Heroin; Humans; Iran; Ketoconazole; Male; Substance-Related Disorders

1985