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Unusual Presentation and Outcome in Acute Cocaine Intoxication With Multiorgan Failure: A Case Report

Cocaine overdose remains a significant public health concern worldwide, with potentially life-threatening consequences. The range of presentation can vary from mild autonomic hyperactivity to severe vasoconstriction, causing multiorgan ischemia and even death. In cases of high-dose intoxication, the...

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Autores principales: Kim, Andrew G, Watat, Kevin, Ghnaima, Harith, Yavari, Majid, Rayamajhi, Supratik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10310346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37398835
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39729
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author Kim, Andrew G
Watat, Kevin
Ghnaima, Harith
Yavari, Majid
Rayamajhi, Supratik
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description Cocaine overdose remains a significant public health concern worldwide, with potentially life-threatening consequences. The range of presentation can vary from mild autonomic hyperactivity to severe vasoconstriction, causing multiorgan ischemia and even death. In cases of high-dose intoxication, the presentation can be atypical. In this case report, we present a compelling case of a patient who initially presented with cardiac arrest and atypical signs. The patient made a remarkable recovery and returned almost to her baseline. This case provides valuable prognostic insight into the outcomes of severe multiorgan failure resulting from cocaine toxicity.
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spelling pubmed-103103462023-06-30 Unusual Presentation and Outcome in Acute Cocaine Intoxication With Multiorgan Failure: A Case Report Kim, Andrew G Watat, Kevin Ghnaima, Harith Yavari, Majid Rayamajhi, Supratik Cureus Emergency Medicine Cocaine overdose remains a significant public health concern worldwide, with potentially life-threatening consequences. The range of presentation can vary from mild autonomic hyperactivity to severe vasoconstriction, causing multiorgan ischemia and even death. In cases of high-dose intoxication, the presentation can be atypical. In this case report, we present a compelling case of a patient who initially presented with cardiac arrest and atypical signs. The patient made a remarkable recovery and returned almost to her baseline. This case provides valuable prognostic insight into the outcomes of severe multiorgan failure resulting from cocaine toxicity. Cureus 2023-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10310346/ /pubmed/37398835 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39729 Text en Copyright © 2023, Kim et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Kim, Andrew G
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Rayamajhi, Supratik
Unusual Presentation and Outcome in Acute Cocaine Intoxication With Multiorgan Failure: A Case Report
title Unusual Presentation and Outcome in Acute Cocaine Intoxication With Multiorgan Failure: A Case Report
title_full Unusual Presentation and Outcome in Acute Cocaine Intoxication With Multiorgan Failure: A Case Report
title_fullStr Unusual Presentation and Outcome in Acute Cocaine Intoxication With Multiorgan Failure: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Unusual Presentation and Outcome in Acute Cocaine Intoxication With Multiorgan Failure: A Case Report
title_short Unusual Presentation and Outcome in Acute Cocaine Intoxication With Multiorgan Failure: A Case Report
title_sort unusual presentation and outcome in acute cocaine intoxication with multiorgan failure: a case report
topic Emergency Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10310346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37398835
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39729
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