Livedoid and necrotic skin lesions due to intra-arterial buprenorphine injections evidenced by maltese cross-shaped histologic bodies

Arch Dermatol. 2010 Feb;146(2):208-9. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.372.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Buprenorphine / administration & dosage
  • Buprenorphine / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intra-Arterial
  • Livedo Reticularis / chemically induced*
  • Livedo Reticularis / pathology*
  • Narcotics / administration & dosage
  • Narcotics / adverse effects*
  • Necrosis / chemically induced
  • Necrosis / pathology
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / pathology*

Substances

  • Narcotics
  • Buprenorphine