Progression of primarily untreated desomorphine drug induced jaw osteonecrosis: A case report.

Desomorphine is a composite of the self-made illicit drug "krokodil", which is popular in Eastern Europe and other parts of the world. It causes toxic damage of different organs including bones. In this paper, a clinical portrait of the patient with drug-induced osteonecrosis of mandible who refused surgical treatment in the early stages of the disease, is presented.