title: The untold truth about "bath salt" highs: A case series demonstrating local tissue injury.
abstract: The epidemic of injecting cathinone derivatives, marketed as "bath salts", by intravenous drug users among inner city Dubliners led to an associated rise in soft tissue complications. The spectrum of the cases encountered, ranging from self-limiting cellulitis to extensive abscess formation, at a single institution is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8, Ireland. jemimadorairaj@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Dorairaj
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McMenamin
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Eadie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001132:Arm; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; C023665:cathinone