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A case of desquamating rash associated with methadone use
Author(s) -
Kordjian Natalie,
Donaldson Annabelle D,
Krilis Steven A,
Murrell Dedee F
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06580.x
Subject(s) - george (robot) , officer , medicine , rash , family medicine , dermatology , art , history , art history , archaeology
A man who had been taking prescribed methadone for many years presented with a desquamating rash (predominantly affecting the hands and feet) complicated by cellulitis of the right leg. There have now been multiple reports of a similar rash among methadone users in Sydney. The cause remains unknown.