Embolis cutis medicamentosa, a rare preventable iatrogenic complication

• Main Authors: Manjunath Kavya (Author), Muddanahalli Rajegowda Harish (Author), Kalegowda Deepadarshan (Author), Basavapura Madegowda Shashikumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Embolis cutis medicamentosa is an uncommon iatrogenic complication characterised by variable degree of skin and tissue necrosis, likely to follow intramuscular injection. Intense pain and purplish discoloration of overlying skin, with or without reticulate pattern subsequently followed by tissue nec...