[Necrotizing fasciitis related to injections of morphine (Skénan(®)) in a HIV-infected patient]

Therapie. 2014 Mar-Apr;69(2):182-5. doi: 10.2515/therapie/2013073. Epub 2014 Jun 12.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report here a case of necrotizing fasciitis occurred because of intravenous misuse of morphine sulfate (Skénan (®)). Several factors are pertinent: the type of infection, rare but severe, the double localization of the necrotizing fasciitis, complicated by sepsis, the patient profile (HIV-infected) and the injected substance (opiate).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / etiology
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Administration, Intravenous / adverse effects
  • Adult
  • Candida albicans
  • Candidiasis / etiology
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / chemically induced*
  • Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV-1
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Morphine / administration & dosage
  • Morphine / adverse effects*
  • Streptococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / drug therapy

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Morphine