title: Nasal cocaine abuse and centrofacial destructive process: report of three cases including treatment.
abstract: We report 3 new cases of a centrofacial destructive process associated with chronic nasal abuse of cocaine. This complex first described in 1988 is a rare entity involving sinonasal tract necrosis after cocaine abuse. Of special interest in this report is a male patient with columella and lip involvement instead of the more usual rhinopalatal destruction. This cocaine abuse complex should be included in the differential diagnosis of centrofacial midline destructive processes in young patients as the first diagnostic possibility. We suggest a management strategy for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge, Hospital Princeps d'Espanya, Barcelona, Spain. amarir@infomed.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marí
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arranz
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gimeno
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lluch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pericot
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Escuder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piulachs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000473:pathology; D009666:Nose; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016155:Oral Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology