Focal myopathy induced by chronic intramuscular heroin injection

Elan D. Louis; Russ A. Bodner; Yasoma B. Challenor; John C.M. Brust

doi:10.1002/mus.880170513

Focal myopathy induced by chronic intramuscular heroin injection

Elan D. Louis, Russ A. Bodner, Yasoma B. Challenor, John C.M. Brust

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Abstract

A patient developed focal fibrotic myopathy after manry Years of intramuscular heroin use. While such changes have been associated with chronic intramuscular injections of pentazocine and a similar myopathy resulting from chronic intramuscular heroin has not been convincingly described. © 1994 John & Sons, Inc.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	550-552
Number of pages	3
Journal	Muscle & Nerve
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.880170513
State	Published - May 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

heroin
myopathy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physiology
Clinical Neurology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Physiology (medical)

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