Case report: addiction to opioid

Authors

  • Maurílio Arthur de Oliveira Martins Médico anestesista; chefe do Serviço de Terapia Analgésica Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Câncer.
  • Paulo Francisco Mascarenhas Bender Médico anestesista; estagiário em Terapia Analgésica Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.
  • Antônio José Fonseca de Paula Médico clínico geral; pós-graduando em Terapia Analgésica Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.
  • Rudy Eduardo Uchôa de Azevedo Médico anestesista; Medicina Paliativa Oncológica; pós-graduando em Terapia Analgésica Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.
  • Ana Valéria Paranhos Miceli Psicóloga, Serviço Multidiciplinar, Clínica da Dor, Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2003v49n2.2110

Keywords:

Opioid Dependence, Opioid Analgesics, Methadone, Therapeutic Use, Pain, Therapy, Neoplasms, Phantom Limb, Amputation Stumps, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Abstract

The Authors report the case of a 53 year-old man submitted to right interscapulo-thoracic disarticulation – Berger tecnique - due to malignant cutaneous neoplasm, in 1993. The patient became addicted to opioids, used in a frustrated attempt to treat phantom limb pain. After further investigation, it was found that complains were due to phantom limb sensation and amputation stump pain, and treatment and prognosis for these are diferent than for phantom limb pain. The medical features of opiod addiction and withdrawal syndrome are addressed, as well as the use of methadone in the present medical situation.

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Published

2003-06-30

How to Cite

1.
Martins MA de O, Bender PFM, Paula AJF de, Azevedo REU de, Miceli AVP. Case report: addiction to opioid. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2003 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];49(2):99-102. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2110

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 2 (2003): Apr./May/June

Section

CASE REPORT