Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Oct 2013)

Fingertip and nasal tip thermal burn in crack cocaine user

  • Fred Bernardes Filho,
  • Ystannyslau Bernardes da Silva,
  • Luiz Gustavo Martins,
  • Leticia Soares Sasso,
  • Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132821
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 88, no. 5
pp. 850 – 852

Abstract

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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.

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