The increasing frequency of intravenous drug abuse–associated spinal epidural abscesses: a case series

AM DiGiorgio, R Stein, KD Morrow, JM Robichaux… - Neurosurgical …, 2019 - thejns.org
… The yearly incidence of epidural abscesses related to intravenous drug use was calculated
using the … This 55-year-old woman presented with 8 days of fever and neck pain and a day of …

Drug-induced paraspinal myositis mimicking acute bilateral sciatica

R Pearse, R Visagan, K Reddy… - BMJ Case Reports CP, 2019 - casereports.bmj.com
… a consideration due to daily low grade fevers of 37.5C–37.7 C. … We have presented a case
of acute onset lumbar back pain … due to pathogens associated with IV drug use. It is certainly …

[HTML][HTML] Episodic cocaine use as a cause of venous thromboembolism and acute liver injury

KH Patel, KC Thomas, SK Stacey - The American Journal of Case …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
use are scarce. Further investigation, such as cohort studies, could help strengthen our
understanding of the relationship between cocaine use, … iliac vein and common femoral vein, with …

Abdominal imaging manifestations of recreational drug use

J Mansour, M Zulfiqar, A Umer, KS Zurcher… - …, 2020 - pubs.rsna.org
… infection from use of intravenous heroin in a 35-year-old … infection from use of intravenous
heroin in a 35-year-old woman … swelling and pain in the left lower extremity, subjective fever, …

[HTML][HTML] Broken needles: A hidden and underreported risk among intravenous drug users

J Singh, S Kaur, R Sharma, B Udey… - Indian Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
… tissue with its end in the femoral vein. Tapentadol was used to detoxify both … drug-free till
the last follow-ups. Patients can present with a wide range of symptoms, eg, pain, swelling, fever

Cracking the Opium Den: Cardiothoracic Manifestations of Drug Abuse

R Blinick, N Chaya, B Zalta, LB Haramati… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
… -year-old man with IV drug use (heroin), presented with back … in IVDU patients presenting
with back pain, they found that, in … A and B, A 51-year-old man with AIDS presents with fevers, …

Red flags for the early detection of spinal infection in back pain patients

M Yusuf, L Finucane, J Selfe - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2019 - Springer
… , Diabetes (18%) and IV drug use (9%) were the most … and specificity of red flags for SI [35].
This is consistent with the … in this review were back pain, fever and neurological dysfunction …

[PDF][PDF] Just a bad case of cotton fever: a case report and literature review

H Geedipally, S Karki, S Shirke, R Bhimani - Cureus, 2022 - cureus.com
… illness and IV drugs". We included relevant articles on cotton fever secondary to drug use. …
and malaise, chest pain, diaphoresis, myalgias, and back pain. Other symptoms such as leg …

High risk clinical characteristics for pyogenic spinal infection in acute neck or back pain: Prospective cohort study

WT Davis, MD April, S Mehta, B Long… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
… of prior intravenous drug use (IVDU) … or back pain presenting to a community ED, the clinical
characteristics most strongly associated with pyogenic spinal infection were male sex, fever, …

Secondary amyloidosis associated with heroin use and recurrent infections–A case report

D Mani - Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 2019 - journals.lww.com
… disorder, recurrent cutaneous abscesses, spinal diskitis and … of intermittent fevers, worsening
right hip pain and bilateral … drug use can result in multiple complications including drug