heroin and Myositis

The medical care of injecting drug misusers presents many challenges. Though they can be awkward and unreliable they are at risk of serious medical conditions not often seen in the general population. This case report illustrates some of the difficulties in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with pyomyositis associated with heroin injection.

Topics: Adult; Heroin; Humans; Male; Myositis; Staphylococcal Infections; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Suppuration; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Topics: Adult; Diagnostic Imaging; Disease Susceptibility; Heroin; HIV Infections; Humans; Male; Myositis; Staphylococcal Infections; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Suppuration

Topics: Abscess; Aneurysm, Infected; Arteritis; Arthritis; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; Drainage; Endocarditis; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Hand; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Injections, Intra-Arterial; Injections, Intravenous; Injections, Subcutaneous; Lung Diseases; Myositis; Narcotics; Pancreatitis; Phlebitis; Substance-Related Disorders; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Brain Abscess; Brain Edema; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Deafness; Heroin; Humans; Male; Meningitis; Myelitis, Transverse; Myoglobinuria; Myositis; Neuritis; Neurocognitive Disorders; Polyradiculopathy; Substance-Related Disorders; Tetanus

Topics: Abscess; Adult; Chicago; Female; Filariasis; Heroin; Humans; Male; Myositis; Nigeria; Substance-Related Disorders; Suppuration; Tropical Medicine