Journal article
Complications of Intranasal Prescription Narcotic Abuse
Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, Vol.111(2), pp.174-177
02/2002
DOI: 10.1177/000348940211100212
PMID: 11860072
Abstract
The abuse of drugs via an intranasal route is an increasingly prevalent pattern of behavior. In the past year, a number of patients received care at our institution for complications resulting from the previously unreported phenomenon of intranasal prescription narcotic abuse. This report describes the clinical manifestations of this form of drug abuse in 5 patients. Their symptoms consisted of nasal and/or facial pain, nasal obstruction, and chronic foul-smelling drainage. Common physical findings were nasal septal perforation; erosion of the lateral nasal walls, nasopharynx, and soft palate; and mucopurulent exudate on affected nasal surfaces. In addition, 2 of the 5 patients had invasive fungal rhinosinusitis, which appears to be a complication unique to intranasal narcotic abuse.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Complications of Intranasal Prescription Narcotic Abuse
- Creators
- Jason yewell - Lexington, KentuckySanford Archer - Lexington, KentuckyRichard Haydon - Lexington, KentuckyJose M Manaligod - Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology, Vol.111(2), pp.174-177
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/000348940211100212
- PMID
- 11860072
- ISSN
- 0003-4894
- eISSN
- 1943-572X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2002
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984006452902771
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