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Crack cocaine causing fatal vasoconstriction of the aorta (2006)
(Le crack à l'origine d'une vasoconstriction mortelle de l'aorte)
Auteur(s) :
J. WILLIAMS ;
J. WASSERBERGER
Article en page(s) :
181-184
Refs biblio. :
17
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
PAT (Pathologie organique / Organic pathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
COCAINE
;
VASOCONSTRICTION
;
CRACK
;
TOXICOLOGIE
;
APPAREIL CARDIOVASCULAIRE
;
VAISSEAUX SANGUINS
;
ETUDE DE CAS
;
IMAGERIE MEDICALE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2006, 31, (2), 181-184
Résumé :
Cocaine is the most powerful central nervous stimulant found in nature. All forms of cocaine cause tachycardia and vasoconstriction. A smokable, rapidly reacting form of cocaine base, crack, is highly addictive. Smoking crack introduces a high concentration of cocaine into the bloodstream, rendering it especially dangerous. We report a case that visually demonstrates severe aortic vasoconstriction from the suprarenal aorta and extending to both femoral arteries and beyond, resulting in renal failure and fatal bowel ischemia after a 5-day binge of crack cocaine.
Affiliation :
Department of Emergency Medicine, Martin Luther King, Jr./Charles R. Drew Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, Etats-Unis. United States.