Cocaine and Rhabdomyolysis
Authors: KELLY D. KROHN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections1 April 1988Cocaine and RhabdomyolysisKELLY D. KROHN, M.D., SALLY SLOWMAN-KOVACS, M.D., STEPHEN B. LEAPMAN, M.D.KELLY D. KROHN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SALLY SLOWMAN-KOVACS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, STEPHEN B. LEAPMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-4-639_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The use of cocaine has been associated with many serious medical complications, including myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, cerebral vascular accidents, intestinal ischemia, seizures, and hyperthermia (1). We report the case of a patient with acute nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis temporally related to the use of intravenous cocaine.A 34-year-old man with a long history of intravenous drug abuse received a kidney transplant from a living related donor in 1983. His endstage renal disease was felt to be secondary to heroin abuse and subsequent interstitial nephritis. He denied further intravenous drug abuse after his transplantation. Two days before his hospitalization...References1. CREGLERMARK LH. Medical complications of cocaine abuse. N Engl J Med. 1986;315:1495-1500. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LOHR K. Rheumatic manifestations of diseases associated with substance abuse. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1987;17:90-111. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LANEMASTAGLIA JF. Drug-induced myopathies in man. Lancet. 1978;2:562-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GROSSMANHAMILTONMORSEPENNGOLDBERG RRBAM. Non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. N Engl J Med. 1974;291:808-11. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: KELLY D. KROHN, M.D.; SALLY SLOWMAN-KOVACS, M.D.; STEPHEN B. LEAPMAN, M.D.Affiliations: Indiana University Medical Center Indianapolis, IN 46223 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRepublication de : Complications pulmonaires chez les consommateurs de cocaïneComplications pulmonaires chez les consommateurs de cocaïneIllicit drug abuse and renal diseaseIllicit drug abuseCocaine and the kidney: A synthesis of pathophysiologic and clinical perspectivesCocaine-Associated Rhabdomyolysis and Excited Delirium: Different Stages of the Same SyndromeRenal disease associated with illicit drug abuseSevere rhabdomyolysis with renal failure after intranasal cocaine useRhabdomyolysis and hyperthermia after cocaine abuse: a variant of the neuroleptic malignant syndrome?Hyperthermia in Psychostimulant OverdoseManagement of hospitalized intravenous drug users: Role of the internistThe Clinical Manifestions of Cocaine AbusePredicting the severity of cocaine-associated rhabdomyolysisCocaine-associated rhabdomyolysis and hemoptysis mimicking pulmonary embolismDrugs of abuseRhabdomyolysis and Acute Renal Failure Associated with Cocaine AbuseComplications viscérales multiples lors d'une intoxication par la cocaïneCocaine-induced rhabdomyolysis masquerading as myocardial ischemiaCocaine-associated myoglobinuric renal failureCocaine Complications and PseudocholinesteraseDevenyi Paul, MDCocain-associated acute myoglobinuric renal failureOropharyngeal Injury Possibly Due to Free-Base CocaineRhabdomyolysis after intravenous cocaineAcute Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Cocaine IntoxicationRhabdomyolysis Related to Cocaine AbuseBarry C. Herzlich, MD, Edward L. Arsura, MD, Murali Pagala, PhD, David Grob, MD 1 April 1988Volume 108, Issue 4Page: 639-640KeywordsCocaineDrug abuseHyperthermiaIschemiaMyocardial infarctionNephritisRenal diseasesRenal transplantationRhabdomyolysisTransplantation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1988 PDF downloadLoading ...