Opioid Dependent Malingerer with Self-Induced Sepsis.
A 21-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department (ED) with severe sepsis. Both the mechanism of infection and organisms discovered were unusual.
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California.
Kelly A
KA
Kesler
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California.
Mark I
MI
Langdorf
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California.
Michael J
MJ
Burns
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054714:Echinocandins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D055666:Lipopeptides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008306:Malingering / Q000523:psychology*; D000077551:Micafungin; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D054714:Echinocandins; D055666:Lipopeptides; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D015725:Fluconazole; D000077551:Micafungin