Acute rhabdomyolysis associated with cocaine intoxication: a case report |
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Authors: | M H Wholey E Ogasawara M H Ramadan |
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Affiliation: | University of Hawaii Residency Program, Honolulu 96817. |
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Abstract: | Over thirty million Americans are estimated to have tried cocaine at least once and 5 million use it on a regular basis. Recent media attention to the widespread use of cocaine has revealed the growing life-threatening complications that accompany its use. The effects of cocaine on the cardiovascular, pulmonary and central nervous system have been well-described in medical literature, but the complications of acute renal failure secondary to cocaine-induced rhabdomyolysis only recently have been addressed. Presented in this article is a case involving cocaine-induced acute renal failure. |
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