| Literature DB >> 19761732 |
W Hoefsloot1, R A de Vries, R Bruijnen, F H Bosch.
Abstract
A 36-year-old male presented with sudden pain in the left lower abdomen caused by a left renal infarction. Cocaine metabolites were found in the urine and a cocaine-induced renal infarction was diagnosed. Cocaine-induced renal infarction is not frequently reported in the literature. Pathophysiologic mechanisms include direct cocaine-induced platelet activation in combination with vasoconstriction and endothelial damage. There is no proven therapy for this complication.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19761732 DOI: 10.5414/cnp72234
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Nephrol ISSN: 0301-0430 Impact factor: 0.975