title: [Cocaine related fulminant liver failure].
abstract: A 23-year-old woman developed biochemical signs of acute severe hepatitis together with confusion and flapping tremor after snorting a large dose of cocaine. Blood levels of cocaine were very high and liver biopsy performed few days later showed centrilobular necrosis. She recovered completely with conservative measures. Cocaine toxicity should be considered in similar cases of fulminant liver failure.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Santiago de Compostela.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campos Franco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez Rey
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez Becerra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Quintela
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003042:Cocaine / Q000506:poisoning*; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine