Lumbar plexitis and rhabdomyolysis following abuse of heroin
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- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 50 (590) , 772-773
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.50.590.772
Abstract
Summary: A young man was admitted following abuse of impure (‘Chinese’) heroin. He showed a number of the less common complications of heroin abuse. These are now more likely to be seen in England in view of the increasing incidence of heroin addiction.Keywords
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