Opioid‐related xylazine toxicity manifesting as myonecrosis, rhabdomyolysis, multifocal ischemic cerebral infarcts, and cerebral edema

Abstract This article provides a report of a case of organ dysfunction, myonecrosis, rhabdomyolysis, multifocal ischemic cerebral infarcts, and cerebral edema after a patient's use of xylazine and fentanyl. Within the US opioid epidemic, xylazine is emerging as a troubling national sub‐story. T...

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Main Authors: Ogechi Nwodim, Ritesh Karsalia, Mark E. Heslin, Allyson E. Lieberman, Sally Zehui Wang, Atul A. Kalanuria, Holly C. Elser, Bernd Driessen, Christopher Caruso, George L. Anesi
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13187
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