To the Editor: In their recent case series, Lintzeris and colleagues state that the symptoms leading to hospital presentation were “associated” with naltrexone implants.1
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- St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
Correspondence: martyn.lloydjones@svhm.org.au
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