Abstract
Fever and leukocytosis have many possible etiologies in injection drug users. We present a case of a 22-year-old woman with fever and leukocytosis that were presumed secondary to cotton fever, a rarely recognized complication of injection drug use, after an extensive workup. Cotton fever is a benign, self-limited febrile syndrome characterized by fevers, leukocytosis, myalgias, nausea and vomiting, occurring in injection drug users who filter their drug suspensions through cotton balls. While this syndrome is commonly recognized amongst the injection drug user population, there is a paucity of data in the medical literature. We review the case presentation and available literature related to cotton fever.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 442-444 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of general internal medicine |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
Keywords
- case report
- cotton fever
- drug abuse
- intravenous drug abuse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine