Abstract
We report 3 new cases of a centrofacial destructive process associated with chronic
nasal abuse of cocaine. This complex first described in 1988 is a rare entity involving
sinonasal tract necrosis after cocaine abuse. Of special interest in this report is
a male patient with columella and lip involvement instead of the more usual rhinopalatal
destruction. This cocaine abuse complex should be included in the differential diagnosis
of centrofacial midline destructive processes in young patients as the first diagnostic
possibility. We suggest a management strategy for these patients. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2002;93:435-9)
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Publication history
Accepted:
October 31,
2001
Received in revised form:
September 24,
2001
Received:
June 11,
2001
Footnotes
*Reprint requests: Antonio Marí Roig, MD, DDS, Ciutat Sanitaria I Universitaria De Bellvitge, Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Feixa Llarga S/N, L'Hospitalet 08907, Barcelona, Spain [email protected]
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© 2002 Mosby, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
