Open AccessMultisystem toxicity after methamphetamine use
Author(s) -
Gurel Ali
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.487
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyolysis , oliguria , toxicity , neurotoxicity , methamphetamine , hemodialysis , weakness , intensive care medicine , acute kidney injury , drug overdose , dialysis , muscle weakness , anesthesia , pharmacology , poison control , emergency medicine , surgery , renal function
Key Clinical Message Methamphetamine ( MA ) may cause hepatotoxicity, rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury, and neurotoxicity separately or together. We report a patient admitted with muscle weakness, pain, and oliguria 1 week after MA use; requiring repeated hemodialysis ( HD ). Multisystem toxicity may develop as a result of MA use and appropriate treatment may be life saving.