Engelsk titel: Paraffin oil injection in bodybuilders calls for preventive action
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Författare:
Foged Henriksen T
;
Lövenwald JB
;
Matzen SH
Email: tfh10@webspeed.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 5
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UI-nummer: 10011286
Sammanfattning
Injection of paraffin oil to change physical configuration is an obsolete procedure from 1899, revived by bodybuilders as an alternative to intramuscular injections of ster-oids. Paraffin oil has destructive consequences: skin inflammation, hard oedema, ster-ile abscesses, diffuse lymphangitis and paraffinomas. We report a case of a 24-year-old male bodybuilder who self-injected one litre of paraffin oil in each arm. Hazard notice and advice to bodybuilders with potential risk attitude or »reverse anorexia« are warranted.