Rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury and transverse myelitis due to naive heroin exposure
Heroin exposure can cause various complications like seizures, stroke, spongiform encephalopathy, transverse myelopathy, plexopathy, compartment syndrome, rhabdomyolysis and renal failure due to various mechanisms. We report here a young male who smoked heroin for the first time and developed transv...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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Series: | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
Online Access: | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2011;volume=22;issue=6;spage=1223;epage=1225;aulast=Gupta |