‘Krokodil’—A Designer Drug from Across the Atlantic, with Serious Consequences Dany V. Thekkemuriyi, MD, Santhosh Gheevarghese John, MD, Unnikrishnan.

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‘Krokodil’—A Designer Drug from Across the Atlantic, with Serious Consequences Dany V. Thekkemuriyi, MD, Santhosh Gheevarghese John, MD, Unnikrishnan Pillai, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 127, Issue 3, Pages e1-e2 (March 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.09.030 Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Patient’s lower extremity showing injection site ulcers with necrotic scar tissue. The American Journal of Medicine 2014 127, e1-e2DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.09.030) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions