Summary
After a brief review of the infectious complications that frequently occur in heroin users, the authors report a case of chronic osteomyelitis affecting the ulnar diaphysis bilaterally. Musculo-cutaneous dystrophic lesions were also present and resulted in forced flexion of the distal phalanges of fingers 2–5. The most likely pathogenetic development discussed.
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Es wird über einen Fall von beidseitiger Osteomyelitis der Ulna mit Verklebung und Sklerose der regionalen Haut mit Muskulatur und mit Beugekontrakturen der Fingerendgelenke 2–5 bei einem Heroin-Süchtigen berichtet.
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Colavita, N., Orazi, C., La Vecchia, G. et al. An unusual kind of muscular and skeletal involvement in a heroin addict. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 103, 140–141 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389589
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