Mexico confirms Krokodil flesh-eating drug case in US patient
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Health authorities in Mexico say they have detected a case of flesh lesions caused by a homemade drug called Krokodil, often referred to as "the poor man's heroin."
The Jalisco state council on addictions says the 17-year-old woman is a resident of Houston, Texas, where she told authorities she used the drug. Her condition, which involved severe lesions in the genital area, was discovered when she sought medical care during a visit to Mexico.
Council head Dr. Enrico Sotelo said Thursday she acquired the addiction to the drug in the United States, and was apparently being treated for it there.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The drug is called "krokodil" in Russia because of greenish, scaly skin lesions addicts develop, giving their skin a crocodile-like appearance.
Sotelo didn't release the woman's name or current condition.