[Morphological features of jaw osteonecroses in injectable drug abuse].
S O MostovoyS A KutiaM V PeshkovPublished in: Arkhiv patologii (2021)
The characteristic morphological pattern of jaw osteonecrotic injuries in persons with HM-induced drug abuse is the simultaneous identification of two types of lesions: a primary lesion as aseptic ossifying osteitis and a secondary lesion as pyonecrotic inflammation. The phenomena of toxic vasculopathy and fibrinoid osteonecrosis can serve as one of the criteria confirming the active regular intake of HM.