Identifying oral lesions associated with crack cocaine use.
Dental patients who smoke crack cocaine are at higher risk for HIV infection and other medical concerns including stroke, heart failure and pulmonary hemorrhage. Four cases are reported which illustrate oral ulcers caused by crack cocaine usage.
Mitchell-Lewis
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Harlem Hospital Center, New York.
Phelan
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Kelly
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Bradley
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Lamster
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D000328:Adult; D016578:Crack Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D016578:Crack Cocaine