Case Reports in Clinical Medicine

Volume 6, Issue 8 (August 2017)

ISSN Print: 2325-7075   ISSN Online: 2325-7083

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Heroin-Induced Toxic Leukoencephalopathy

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DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2017.68024    1,517 Downloads   3,320 Views  Citations

ABSTRACT

Toxic leukoencephalopathy is an important complication of heroin abuse and has mostly been described after inhaling heroin vapor, known as “chasing the dragon syndrome” or heroin inhalation leukoencephalopathy (HIL). We present a 51 year-old male patient with toxic leukoencephalopathy following intranasal administration of heroin.

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Steenhoven, R. , Karas, G. , Tan, P. and Weinstein, H. (2017) Heroin-Induced Toxic Leukoencephalopathy. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 6, 227-230. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2017.68024.

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