A 33-year-old female presented with lethargy due to multidrug toxicity. At physical examination, both gluteal regions showed brown patchy scars. The atrophic scars surrounding necrotic lesions were round and brown in appearance, and gluteal mass had gradually been lost. The patient disclosed using intramuscular ketamine injections for 3.5 years along with smoking hashish, alcohol use, intranasal use of methamphetamine (sniffing), and oral use of methadone. Since recreational drug use can affect multiple organs, dermatologists should be familiar with the dermatologic features of intravenous or intramuscular injecting drug use.

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