Thrombotic phenomena associated with intravenous cocaine

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1987 Feb;16(2 Pt 2):462-8. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(87)70062-0.

Abstract

A patient with infarctive skin lesions and associated involvement of the kidney and liver caused by an intravenous overdose of cocaine is described. The thrombotic tendency may possibly be related to endothelial cell damage from prolonged vasoconstriction or cocaine toxicity, with disturbance of prostacyclin-thromboxane balance and enhancement of platelet aggregation and thrombotic tendency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cocaine*
  • Glomerulonephritis / etiology
  • Hepatitis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infarction / etiology*
  • Male
  • Skin / blood supply*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications*
  • Thrombosis / etiology*

Substances

  • Cocaine