Visceral infarction caused by cocaine abuse: a case report

Surgery. 1992 Nov;112(5):951-5.

Abstract

Cocaine abuse is now known to result in a wide variety of medical illnesses. We report our experience with one patient who had abdominal pain and was found to have near-total infarction of all abdominal viscera. The cause of this and other medical complications of cocaine abuse (i.e., extreme vasoconstriction) is discussed in detail. Physicians should maintain a high index of suspicion when dealing with complaints of abdominal pain by cocaine users.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cocaine*
  • Humans
  • Infarction / chemically induced*
  • Infarction / pathology
  • Male
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications*
  • Viscera / blood supply*
  • Viscera / pathology

Substances

  • Cocaine