Open AccessStiff fingers as an unwanted side effect of intravascular tadalafil gel abuse
Author(s) -
E. G. Vaughan,
Darwin F. Yeung,
C. D. West,
Audree B. Tadros,
Alain Curnier
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/003588414x13814021678790
Subject(s) - tadalafil , medicine , side effect (computer science) , surgery , medical emergency , anesthesia , erectile dysfunction , computer science , programming language
The internet provides the public with unregulated access to a wide range of medications. We present the case of a 43-year-old man who purchased oral tadalafil gel on the internet and injected it into his left radial artery. He presented 48 hours after injection with signs of ischaemia distal to the injection site requiring a combination of medical and surgical treatment. This unique case highlights the potential dangers of unregulated access to medication and the consequences of intravascular injection of oral gels.