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8205375

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
Cocaine is one of the illicit hallucinogenic drugs which can be conveniently taken without resorting to parenteral administration. Almost all organs systems in the body are affected by its abuse. Complications involving the nervous, cardiovascular and reproduction systems have recently been published. In this report, complications relating to gastrointestinal system are reviewed. Acute ischemic syndromes are the most prominent gastrointestinal complication of cocaine use. Severe ischemia results from intense activation of alpha-adrenergic receptors in the mesentery. This ischemia results in gastropyloric ulcerations, gangrene and perforation of small as well as large intestine and colitis. Sudden collapse and deaths have been reported in "body packers" who swallow cocaine filled condoms in an effort to smuggle the drug through the customs. Several cases of acute hepatotoxicity and hepatocellular necrosis from cocaine use have also been reported.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0946-1965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
136-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Gastrointestinal manifestations of cocaine addiction.
pubmed:affiliation
VAMC Wilkes-Barre PA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review