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Renal infarction secondary to nasal insufflation of cocaine
1Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
|July 1, 1995
Abstract:
Cocaine abuse has resulted in complications involving an increasing number of organ systems. This article presents a case report and discussion of renal infarction occurring in association with nasal insufflation of cocaine powder. Possible etiology and suggested workup of such patients is also discussed.