Cutaneous foreign body granulomas associated with intravenous drug abuse.
Intravenous drug abuse is a serious medical problem in the United States. We report a new cutaneous manifestation of drug abuse: the development of foreign body granulomas. These may develop months to years after the last intravenous injection and should be considered a possible cutaneous manifestation of systemic talc granulomatosis.
D000328:Adult; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*