Fingertip and nasal tip thermal burn in crack cocaine user

  • Bernardes Filho F
  • Silva Y
  • Martins L
  • et al.
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Abstract

Crack cocaine addiction is a public health problem in Brazil. It is an endemic disease that affects rural and urban areas. The Ministry of Health has launched emergency programs for the treatment of dependents and to combat drug trafficking. Recognition of dermatological signs of this disease is important because through them the diagnosis can be suspected and early treatment of patients with crack cocaine addiction be provided.A dependência química do crack é um problema de saúde pública no Brasil. Trata-se de uma endemia que afeta a zona rural e a zona urbana. O Ministério da Saúde lançou programas emergenciais para o tratamento dos dependentes e o combate ao tráfico de drogas. Reconhecer os sinais dermatológicos iniciais desta doença é importante, pois através deles, pode-se suspeitar do diagnóstico e então proporcionar ao paciente o tratamento precoce.

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Bernardes Filho, F., Silva, Y. B. da, Martins, L. G., Sasso, L. S., & Abreu, M. A. M. M. de. (2013). Fingertip and nasal tip thermal burn in crack cocaine user. Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 88(5), 850–852. https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132821

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