Myoglobinuric acute renal failure associated with cocaine use.
A case of a young muscular male presenting in anuric acute renal failure after cocaine use with a distal obstructive nephropathy by myoglobin casts is presented. Insights into cocaine metabolism, adverse effects, and interaction with alcohol, diagnostic considerations, and mechanisms involved in renal damage are addressed.
Turbat-Herrera
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University of Alabama at Birmingham 35233-1924.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000652:urine; D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009212:Myoglobinuria / Q000150:complications*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D003042:Cocaine