title: Cocaine, loin pain, and renal vein thrombosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Ziad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zoghby
authors.forename: Inderpreet S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Sekhon
authors.forename: Dylan V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sethi
mesh_terms: 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