title: Orally ingestion of krokodil in Spain: report of a case.
abstract: The krokodil use disorder is an addictive pathology with quite severe organic effects, especially at the skin level, that causes severe and degenerative necrosis of blood and muscle tissue. Though this disorder has a low prevalence in Spain, compared to the large number of consumers in other countries such as Ukraine or Russia, its consumption is slowly but gradually expanding in countries of the European Union and America. The simplicity of the process of obtaining the substance from desomorphine, together with its high availability and low cost, contribute toward consumers' self-sufficiency. This article presents the case of a user of krokodil and reviews the clinical symptoms of oral ingestion.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. Psicología básica, Clínica y Psicobiología Universitat Jaume I de Castellón Fundación Amigó de Castellón. abelbe@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Abel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baquero Escribano
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Beltrán Negre
authors.forename: Gema
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calvo Orenga
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carratalá Monfort
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arnau Peiró
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meca Zapatero
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haro Cortés
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D003061:Codeine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000506:poisoning; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013030:Spain
chemical_list: C000599494:desomorphine; D003061:Codeine