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Drawing attention to a neglected injecting-related harm: a systematic review of AA amyloidosis among people who inject drugs.

Magdalena HarrisRachel BrathwaiteJenny ScottGail GilchristDan CiccaroneVivian HopeCatherine R McGowan
Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2018)
There is strong evidence of an association between skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and AA amyloidosis. Among people who inject drugs, injecting-related SSTIs are a significant cause of morbidity and premature mortality and there is evidence of increasing SSTI prevalence. Limitations in the literature make it difficult to estimate AA amyloidosis prevalence among people who inject drugs.
Keyphrases
  • soft tissue
  • risk factors
  • multiple myeloma
  • systematic review
  • working memory
  • cardiovascular events
  • drug induced