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Widad Azouz1, Kaoutar Zirhirhi1, Khalid K Khaleq2,3,4
1Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, MAR.
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Ingestion of cocaine packets in the context of drug trafficking exposes individuals to severe complications in case of packet rupture or leakage. We report the case of a 42-year-old man admitted after voluntary ingestion of 70 cocaine packets. Clinical evolution was marked by the secondary occurrence of an acute coronary syndrome with ST-segment elevation associated with hypertensive crisis, requiring urgent surgical extraction of the remaining packets. Postoperative evolution was favorable with the resolution of cardiovascular abnormalities. This case highlights the potentially life-threatening nature of cocaine intoxication and the importance of rapid multidisciplinary management.
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