Osteomyelitis in Intravenous Drug Abuse

Yeganeh, R; Mosavian, S.A.; Ahmadi, M.

Osteomyelitis in Intravenous Drug Abuse

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

R Yeganeh ¹

S.A. Mosavian ²

M. Ahmadi ³

¹ Associate Professor of General Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Tehran, Iran

² Resident of General Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Tehran, Iran

³ Resident of Medical Social Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The use of narcotics is a worldwide health problem. Systemic lethal viral infections (AIDS and Hepatitis) and bacterial infections of soft and hard tissues are serious complications in the users. It plays an important role in mortality and morbidity. Incidence of hard tissue infection among IV narcotic users is rare. This review while introducing narcotic users with osteomyelitis, summarizes recent information on hard tissues associated with heroin drug user.

Keywords

Osteomyelitis

IV Drug Abuser

Infection