Idiopathic rupture of the bladder: association with methamphetamine and alcohol.
We report a case of rupture of the bladder. The 2 precipitating causes for the rupture appeared to be the diuretic and obtunding effect of alcohol combined with the bladder neck constriction caused by the alpha-sympathomimetic drug, methamphetamine.
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications
D008694:Methamphetamine