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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Main Authors: Ankur Gupta, Ambar Khaira, Suman Lata, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Suresh C Tiwari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
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