title: Small intestinal ischemia with pneumatosis in a young adult: what could be the cause?
abstract: This case highlights one of the infrequent complications of a commonly abused substance. A particular high index of suspicion of ischemic bowel is associated with cocaine abuse and should be included in the differential diagnosis of any young adult or middle-aged patient with abdominal pain and/or bloody diarrhea, particularly in the absence of other predisposing factors. To our knowledge, we report a rare case of ischemic small bowel associated with gangrene and pneumatosis intestinalis due to cocaine abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Seton Hall University Health Sciences, Elizabeth, NJ 07202, USA [corrected].
authors.forename: Amara Jyothi
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nidimusili
authors.forename: Jenna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mennella
authors.forename: Khaldoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shaheen