Drug Use and Skin Conditions

Diseases and complications associated with intravenous drug use are many and varied. These three videos demonstrate three skin findings associated with drug addiction and IV drug use: the track marks associated with repeated intravenous injection, the piloerection that accompanies withdrawal, and the diffuse petechiae from septic emboli of life-threatening infective endocarditis.   Click here to see the track marks associated with repeated intravenous injection.     Click here to see the piloerection that accompanies withdrawal.   Click here to see the diffuse petechiae from septic emboli of life-threatening infective endocarditis.    Tags: drug use, skin conditions, piloerection, petechiae, IV injection, track marksPublished: 10/10/2014 2:43:00 PM
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