heroin and Mycoses

heroin has been researched along with Mycoses* in 6 studies

Reviews

1 review(s) available for heroin and Mycoses

ArticleYear
Central nervous system vasculitis secondary to infections, toxins, and neoplasms.
    Seminars in neurology, 1994, Volume: 14, Issue:4

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Amphetamines; Animals; Borrelia Infections; Central Nervous System Diseases; Central Nervous System Neoplasms; Cocaine; Cytomegalovirus Infections; Heroin; Herpesviridae Infections; Humans; Lymphoma; Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis; Meningitis; Meningitis, Fungal; Mycoses; Neurosyphilis; Sympathomimetics; Vasculitis

1994

Other Studies

5 other study(ies) available for heroin and Mycoses

ArticleYear
A Rare Central Nervous System Fungal Infection Resulting from Brown Heroin Use.
    The Journal of emergency medicine, 2017, Volume: 52, Issue:3

    Fungal nervous system infection can be a difficult diagnosis to make, due to the fact that there are no specific manifestations of the disease and laboratory confirmation is difficult to confirm.. We report a young male who presented to our emergency department with a variety of unilateral visual field complaints. While he initially denied recent IV drug abuse, his physical examination was highly suggestive of a fungal infection known to result from brown heroin use. He was ultimately diagnosed with meningitis, ventriculitis, and endogenous endophthalmitis believed to result from a Candida species. The response to treatment with vitrectomy and broad-spectrum antimicrobials gave support to the presumed diagnosis. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: We provide a rarely described report of a possible complication from the use of IV brown heroin that led to a central nervous system infection involving vision loss by fungal infection.

    Topics: Antifungal Agents; Candida; Central Nervous System Diseases; Cerebral Ventriculitis; Diagnosis, Differential; Emergency Service, Hospital; Endophthalmitis; Heroin; Humans; Male; Meningitis; Mycoses; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Visual Fields; Voriconazole; Young Adult

2017
Fungal endophthalmitis in narcotic abusers. Medical and surgical therapy in 10 patients.
    The Medical journal of Australia, 1985, Apr-01, Volume: 142, Issue:7

    The presentation and management of 10 cases of proven or presumptive fungal endophthalmitis in narcotic-drug abusers is described. Miconazole was found to be an effective agent in some patients when administered in a dosage of 2400 mg/day. Eight patients received treatment with a combination of miconazole and flucytosine (5-fluorocytosine). Regression of the infection with preservation of the eye was observed in each case. However, visual acuity in the affected eye improved only in four of the eight patients; it was unchanged in two and had deteriorated in the other two. In two patients, who received amphotericin B and flucytosine as initial treatment, control of the infection was achieved, but vision remained unchanged. Vitrectomy was performed in three patients to remove residual sites of infection. However, vision remained unchanged in two of these patients and worsened in the third. The selection of individual modalities of therapy and responses to treatment are discussed.

    Topics: Adult; Amphotericin B; Candidiasis; Drug Therapy, Combination; Endophthalmitis; Female; Flucytosine; Heroin; Humans; Male; Miconazole; Mycoses; Substance-Related Disorders; Visual Acuity; Vitrectomy

1985
Trichosporon cutaneum endocarditis: a sequela of intravenous drug abuse.
    American journal of clinical pathology, 1982, Volume: 78, Issue:5

    A 42-year-old abuser of intravenous drugs developed fulminant aortic insufficiency necessitating a prosthetic valve replacement. Trichosporon cutaneum was isolated from the surgical specimen. The patient received a total of 3,195 g of amphotericin B, and 148 g of 5-fluorocytosine during his four-month hospitalization. He manifested no additional signs of persistent fungal infection, but died one year later from an intracerebral hemorrhage.

    Topics: Adult; Endocarditis; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Mitosporic Fungi; Mycoses; Substance-Related Disorders

1982
Metastatic endophthalmitis associated with injection of addictive drugs.
    American journal of ophthalmology, 1971, Volume: 71, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Amphetamine; Aspergillosis; Cannabis; Eye Diseases; Heroin; Humans; Inflammation; Injections, Intravenous; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Male; Methylphenidate; Morphine Dependence; Mycoses; Substance-Related Disorders

1971
Cerebral phycomycosis in a heroin addict.
    Neurology, 1970, Volume: 20, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Brain Diseases; Encephalitis; Fungi; Heroin; Humans; Infections; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Morphine Dependence; Mycoses

1970