Cocaine, loin pain, and renal vein thrombosis.
We report an unusual renal complication of cocaine abuse in a young man who developed loin pain, renal vein thrombosis, and acute renal failure. Cocaine abuse should be considered in the differential diagnosis of renal vein thrombosis in young adults.
Zoghby
Ziad
Z
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Sekhon
Inderpreet S
IS
Miller
Dylan V
DV
Sethi
Sanjeev
S
D000328:Adult; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012082:Renal Veins; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology