Nasopharyngeal necrosis after chronic opioid (oxycodone/acetaminophen) insufflation

J Med Toxicol. 2012 Jun;8(2):240-1. doi: 10.1007/s13181-012-0217-3.

Abstract

Nasopharyngeal necrosis resulting from narcotic insufflation is a recognized phenomenon, but cocaine use is more commonly associated with this pathology than opioid abuse. Physical exam findings associated with severe tissue destruction are not routinely seen on physical examination or available in the medical literature. We present a case of chronic oxycodone/acetaminophen insufflation and images of a defect in the soft palate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / poisoning*
  • Adult
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insufflation
  • Nasopharynx / drug effects*
  • Nasopharynx / pathology*
  • Necrosis
  • Oxycodone / poisoning*

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • oxycodone-acetaminophen
  • Acetaminophen
  • Oxycodone