Opium poisoning following self-medication of radiation-induced dermatitis with topical use of opium latex traditional extract; a teaching case

Mansoureh Dehghani; Seyyed Morteza Hosseini; Sara Molkara; Danial Fazilat-Panah; Omid Mehrpour; Davood Soroosh; Elham Zarei; James S Welsh; Mohammad Nematshahi; Seyed Alireza Javadinia

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4661

Opium poisoning following self-medication of radiation-induced dermatitis with topical use of opium latex traditional extract; a teaching case

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Aug 16;9(8):e04661. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4661. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Cancer Research Centre Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences Neyshabur Iran.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences Neyshabur Iran.
³ Department of Dermatology Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences Neyshabur Iran.
⁴ Cancer Research Center Babol University of Medical Sciences Babol Iran.
⁵ Medical Toxicology and Drug Abuse Research Center (MTDRC) Birjand University of Medical Sciences (BUMS) Birjand Iran.
⁶ College of Public Health Mel and Enid Zuckerman University of Arizona Tucson AZ USA.
⁷ Department of Internal Medicine Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences Sabzevar Iran.
⁸ Student Research Committee Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran.
⁹ Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Chicago IL USA.
¹⁰ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences Sabzevar Iran.
¹¹ Clinical Research Development Unit Hospital Research Development Committee Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences Sabzevar Iran.

Abstract

Despite Radiation-induced dermatitis is a self-limiting complication, it can be complicated if inappropriate self-medications have been used such as opium latex traditional extract.

Keywords: opium latex traditional extract; opium poisoning; radiation‐induced dermatitis; self‐medication.

Publication types

Case Reports