Atypical Gastric Ulcer in an Elderly Cocaine User

Cocaine or Benzoylmethylecgonine is an alkaloid extracted from the leaves of the Erythroxylon plant, which can cause gastrointestinal ischemia from severe arterial vasoconstriction via stimulation of alpha-adrenergic receptors in the gastric and mesenteric arteries. We report this case of a 65-year-...

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Autores principales: Gaduputi, Vinaya, Tariq, Hassan, Ihimoyan, Ariyo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3745842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23984119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/795258
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description Cocaine or Benzoylmethylecgonine is an alkaloid extracted from the leaves of the Erythroxylon plant, which can cause gastrointestinal ischemia from severe arterial vasoconstriction via stimulation of alpha-adrenergic receptors in the gastric and mesenteric arteries. We report this case of a 65-year-old man who presented with a single massive ulcer at the incisura of the stomach as a result of cocaine use. The size and location of this ulcer were atypical and illustrate the potential for serious gastrointestinal manifestations from cocaine use.
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spelling pubmed-37458422013-08-27 Atypical Gastric Ulcer in an Elderly Cocaine User Gaduputi, Vinaya Tariq, Hassan Ihimoyan, Ariyo Case Rep Gastrointest Med Case Report Cocaine or Benzoylmethylecgonine is an alkaloid extracted from the leaves of the Erythroxylon plant, which can cause gastrointestinal ischemia from severe arterial vasoconstriction via stimulation of alpha-adrenergic receptors in the gastric and mesenteric arteries. We report this case of a 65-year-old man who presented with a single massive ulcer at the incisura of the stomach as a result of cocaine use. The size and location of this ulcer were atypical and illustrate the potential for serious gastrointestinal manifestations from cocaine use. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3745842/ /pubmed/23984119 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/795258 Text en Copyright © 2013 Vinaya Gaduputi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Atypical Gastric Ulcer in an Elderly Cocaine User
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3745842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23984119
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