Fatal intravenous drug abuse secondary to streptomycin overdose.
A fatal case of chronic intravenous drug abuse involving the injection of a nonpsychoactive veterinary combination of penicillin G and streptomycin is reported. The circumstances surrounding the death indicate that the decedent died as a result of streptomycin induced paralytic neuromuscular blockade.
D000328:Adult; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000187:drug effects; D010400:Penicillin G; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000506:poisoning; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality*
D004338:Drug Combinations; D010400:Penicillin G; D013307:Streptomycin