title: Myoglobinuric acute renal failure associated with cocaine use.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham 35233-1924.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Turbat-Herrera
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine