Panacea Journal of Medical Sciences

Complicated opioid withdrawal- A case report

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Article Type : Case Report

Author Details: Vivek Kumar, Nimish Gupta

Volume : 7

Issue : 1

Online ISSN : 2348-7682

Print ISSN : 2249-8176

Article First Page : 48

Article End Page : 50

Abstract

Although, anecdotal case reports are being published describing complicated opioid withdrawal e.g. seizure and delirium, various international classification system and standard textbooks do not mention about the complicated withdrawal like with alcohol. Interestingly, these complications reported from specific form of the opioid and specific geographical region. The case in this report presented with complicated opioid withdrawal like picture which later found to be due to medical condition. Hence, we report this case here to discuss various possibilities to be explored while dealing with the case of complicated opioid withdrawal.

Keywords: Opioid, Complicated withdrawal, Seizure, Delirium

Doi No:-10.18231