title: Ketamine: A Cause of Urinary Tract Dysfunction.
abstract: Drug addiction as a result of improper use of prescribed and illicit use has been on the increase globally. The effects of such use have implications in the urologic disease space. To this end, Ketamine has been reported to affect urologic function, causing a number of voiding symptoms. It may also confound the differential diagnosis of urologic diseases, such as interstitial cystitis, among others.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
authors.forename: Frank Anthony
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 East Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Consolidated Laboratory Management Systems, 24555 Southfield Road, Southfield, MI 48075, USA.
authors.forename: Martin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bluth
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. Electronic address: Wellman.cheung@downstate.edu.
authors.forename: Wellman W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Cheung
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003556:Cystitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D059411:Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D007649:Ketamine
keywords: Bladder; Illicit; Inflammation; Ketamine; Urinary Tract Dysfunction; Urology