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Intramuscular Abscess

1994; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 22; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00913847.1994.11710506

2326-3660

Chris Maropis, Charles E. Yesalis,

Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity

In brief A 24-year-old man had been reusing needles to inject anabolic-androgenic steroids intramuscularly and developed a thigh abscess. He was treated with intravenous antibiotics, and the abscess was surgically drained. The case highlights the danger of intramuscular steroid injection and of reusing needles.