Penile Ulceration After Local Injection of Metaphedrone During Chemsex

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  • Dorian Bettin Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Besançon, France
  • Merryl Lamotte Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Besançon, France
  • François Aubin Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Besançon, France; Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, Inserm 1098 RIGHT, Besançon, France
  • Irène Gallais Serezal Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Besançon, France; Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, Inserm 1098 RIGHT, Besançon, France

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43298

Keywords:

genital ulceration, metaphedrone, chemsex

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Published

2025-06-16

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Bettin, D., Lamotte, M., Aubin, F., & Gallais Serezal, I. (2025). Penile Ulceration After Local Injection of Metaphedrone During Chemsex. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 105, adv43298. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43298

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