scholarly journals Deep Vein Thrombosis in Intravenous Drug Users: An Invisible Global Health Burden

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidhi Jain ◽  
Chaithanya Avanthika ◽  
Abhishek Singh ◽  
Sharan Jhaveri ◽  
Ivonne De la Hoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Intravenous Drug ◽  
Intravenous Drug Users ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Health Burden ◽  
Deep Vein

scholarly journals Deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs in intravenous drug users

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 510-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiesława Kwiatkowska ◽  
Brygida Knysz ◽  
Jacek Gąsiorowski ◽  
Wojciech Witkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Intravenous Drug ◽  
Intravenous Drug Users ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Deep Vein

scholarly journals Knowledge of deep vein thrombosis among intravenous drug misusers

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 263-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Williams ◽  
Emma Abbey
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Venous Thrombosis ◽  
Drug Consumption ◽  
Intravenous Drug ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Apparent Lack ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Deep Vein

Aims and MethodAll patients attending the local supervised drug consumption clinics were surveyed over a month. They were asked via a questionnaire to list the risks of injecting drugs, particularly the symptoms and consequences of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Of 69 patients surveyed, 46 agreed to take part.ResultsOnly 9 patients (20%) had never injected drugs, whereas 16 (43%) of those injecting had injected into the groin; 10 patients (22%) had experienced a venous thrombosis themselves, and 35 (76%) knew of someone who had. Only 30 (65%) knew what a clot or thrombosis was. Pain and swelling were the most commonly reported symptoms, but few drug misusers knew of other symptoms. The best informed were those who had experienced thrombosis themselves recently.Clinical ImplicationsThe results indicate an apparent lack of basic knowledge about the risks of DVT in this sample of drug misusers, and a need for some new initiatives to address health education in this area for all drug misusers.

scholarly journals Necrotizing fasciitis: a case of hip disarticulation in a postnatal intravenous drug abuser

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-41
Author(s):  
J Rajeswari ◽  
N A Smith ◽  
K Glass ◽  
F Howarth
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Necrotizing Fasciitis ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Intravenous Drug User ◽  
Caesarian Section ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Intravenous Drug ◽  
Intravenous Drug Abuser ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Deep Vein

An interesting case of necrotizing fasciitis of the leg following emergency caesarian section in a known intravenous drug user. Postnatal day two she developed pain and swelling in the left leg. In view of her previous history, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was the initial diagnosis. But, due to clinically worsening symptoms and no response to anticoagulation, further investigations were done which showed necrotizing fasciitis. Due to disease progression, a hip disarticulation was performed and the patient went on to full recovery.

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