Xylazine: An Ulcerating Addiction

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Kripa Ahuja
Eastern Virginia Medical School

Grace DeSena

Keywords

Xylazine, Skin Ulcers, Opioid Epidemic

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Jul 17, 2023
DOI https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.7.4.24

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Ahuja, K., & DeSena, G. (2023). Xylazine: An Ulcerating Addiction. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 7(4), 958–959. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.7.4.24
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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2023): July Issue & Posters from FCPANP 23
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