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A 34-year-old man developed drug dependency during treatment with pethidine [meperidine]; upon dosage tapering, he experienced a withdrawal syndrome.
The man presented with discitis following lower back surgery. He was administered cefazolin, diclofenac potassium and mephenoxalone, yet at week 2 of antibiotic therapy, his pain necessitated further treatment. Pethidine injections 1 mg/kg three...