Intravenous drug use - Revision history

Mholtz: Mholtz moved page Intravenous drug user to Intravenous drug use

2015-08-09T05:54:16Z

Mholtz moved page Intravenous drug user to Intravenous drug use

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Mholtz at 05:48, 9 August 2015

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Complications ~~in the Intravenous~~ drug ~~using population spans~~ all organ systems in addition to the [[Toxidromes]] related to used ~~chemical~~.		*Complications of intravenous drug use span all organ systems (in addition to the [[Toxidromes]] related to the specific chemical used).

	==Complications by System==		==Complications by System==

	===Cardiovascular===		===Cardiovascular===
	*[[Endocarditis]]		*[[Endocarditis]]
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	*Pyomyositis		*Pyomyositis
	*Subcutaneous abscess		*Subcutaneous abscess
	*[[DVT]]
	===Pulmonary===		===Pulmonary===
	*[[PE]]		*[[PE]]
	*Talcosis (trash lung)		*Talcosis (trash lung)
	*Pulmonary hypertension		*Pulmonary hypertension
	*[[Pneumothorax]]		*[[Pneumothorax]] (usually due to injecting in neck vessels)
	**from injecting in neck ~~veins~~

	===Skeletal===		===Skeletal===
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	*[[Vertebral Osteomyelitis]]		*[[Vertebral Osteomyelitis]]
	*Sternal joint osteomyelitis		*Sternal joint osteomyelitis
			*[[DVT]]

	===Central Nervous System===		===Central Nervous System===
	*[[Endocarditis]]		*[[Endocarditis]]
	*[[SAH]]		*[[SAH]] - especially with sympathomimetics such as methamphetamine and cocaine
	**especially with sympathomimetics such as ~~Meth~~ and ~~Cocaine~~
	*Brain abscess		*Brain abscess
	*Subdural empyema		*Subdural empyema
	*[[Botulism]]		*[[Botulism]] - especially with "skin popping" of black tar heroine
	**especially with skin popping of black tar heroine
	*[[CVA]]		*[[CVA]]

	===Ocular===		===Ocular===
	*Fungal ~~Endophthalmitis~~		*Fungal endophthalmitis
	*Amaurosis ~~Fugax~~		*Amaurosis fugax

	===Hematogenous===		===Hematogenous===
	*[[Sepsis]]		*[[Sepsis]]
	*[[Neutropenic Fever]]		*[[Neutropenic Fever]]
	*Neutropenia		*Neutropenia (esp. if using cocaine mixed with levimasole<ref>http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/6/1/30</ref>)
	**especially if using cocaine mixed with levimasole<ref>http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/6/1/30</ref>
	===Infectious Disease===		===Infectious Disease===
	*Cotton fever		*Cotton fever
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	*[[TB]]		*[[TB]]

			==References==
			<references/>

	~~==Sources==~~
	~~<references/>~~
	[[Category:ID]]		[[Category:ID]]

Rossdonaldson1 at 19:28, 8 August 2015

2015-08-08T19:28:51Z

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			==Background==
	*Complications in the Intravenous drug using population spans all organ systems in addition to the [[Toxidromes]] related to used chemical.		*Complications in the Intravenous drug using population spans all organ systems in addition to the [[Toxidromes]] related to used chemical.

Rossdonaldson1: Rossdonaldson1 moved page Intravenous Drug User to Intravenous drug user

2014-10-02T00:33:24Z

Rossdonaldson1 moved page Intravenous Drug User to Intravenous drug user

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Rossdonaldson1 at 00:32, 2 October 2014

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	===Pulmonary===		===Pulmonary===
	*[[PE]]		*[[PE]]
	*Talcosis (trash lung		*Talcosis (trash lung)
	*Pulmonary hypertension		*Pulmonary hypertension
	*[[Pneumothorax]]		*[[Pneumothorax]]

Vincent Chan: Created page with "*Complications in the Intravenous drug using population spans all organ systems in addition to the Toxidromes related to used chemical. ==Complications by System== ===Ca..."

2014-10-01T17:27:29Z

Created page with "*Complications in the Intravenous drug using population spans all organ systems in addition to the Toxidromes related to used chemical. ==Complications by System== ===Ca..."

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*Complications in the Intravenous drug using population spans all organ systems in addition to the [[Toxidromes]] related to used chemical.

==Complications by System==

===Cardiovascular===
*[[Endocarditis]]
*[[ACS]]
*[[Aortic Dissection]]
*Pseudo aneurysm

===Soft Tissue Infections===
*[[Necrotizing fasciitis]]
*Pyomyositis
*Subcutaneous abscess
*[[DVT]]
===Pulmonary===
*[[PE]]
*Talcosis (trash lung
*Pulmonary hypertension
*[[Pneumothorax]]
**from injecting in neck veins

===Skeletal===
*[[Osteomyelitis]]
*[[Diskitis]]
*[[Epidural Abscess (Spinal)]]
*[[Vertebral Osteomyelitis]]
*Sternal joint osteomyelitis

===Central Nervous System===
*[[Endocarditis]]
*[[SAH]]
**especially with sympathomimetics such as Meth and Cocaine
*Brain abscess
*Subdural empyema
*[[Botulism]]
**especially with skin popping of black tar heroine
*[[CVA]]
===Ocular===
*Fungal Endophthalmitis
*Amaurosis Fugax
===Hematogenous===
*[[Sepsis]]
*[[Neutropenic Fever]]
*Neutropenia
**especially if using cocaine mixed with levimasole<ref>http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/6/1/30</ref>
===Infectious Disease===
*Cotton fever
**Occurs when cotton is used to filter drugs like heroin and due to the exotoxin from Pantoea agglomerans which colonizes cotton plants<ref>D. W. Harrison et al."'Cotton Fever': a benign febrile syndrome in intravenous drug abusers", Journal of Emergency Medicine, March–April 1990, pp. 135-139</ref>
*[[HIV]] related
**[[Toxoplasmosis]]
**[[Lymphoma]]
*[[TB]]

==Sources==
<references/>
[[Category:ID]]