Fingertip and nasal tip thermal burn in crack cocaine user

Abstract

Crack cocaine addiction is a public health problem in Brazil. It is an endemic disease that affects rural and urban areas. The Ministry of Health has launched emergency programs for the treatment of dependents and to combat drug trafficking. Recognition of dermatological signs of this disease is important because through them the diagnosis can be suspected and early treatment of patients with crack cocaine addiction be provided.

Manifestaciones de cabeza y cuello secundarias al uso de cocaína. Revisión bibliográfica

“…La complicación más temida a nivel faringolaríngeo es el compromiso de la vía aérea debido a la inflamación y al edema secundario al daño local, que puede amenazar la vida del paciente. Esta complicación puede aparecer como una inflamación aguda de la mucosa de la vía aérea superior, pudiendo llegar a precisar traqueostomía urgente para asegurar la vía aérea [131][132][133][134][135][136][137][138][139][140].…”

Foreign Body Aspiration Getting Weird: Crack Pipe Aspiration

“…These pipes are dangerous, and the British Columbia CDC has even made safer brass screens available through their Harm Reduction Program [ 6 ]. Injuries including burning of the fingers, lips, and mouth with the pipe have been reported [ 7 ]. There are case reports of aspiration of the crack pipe itself, as well as ingestion/aspiration of the steel wool material [ 5 , 6 ].…”