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To the Editor: In the article entitled “Acute Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Cocaine Intoxication” (Sept. 15 issue),* Dr. Roth and his colleagues reported 11 cases of hepatic dysfunction in 13 patients with renal failure. Six of the 11 patients were hypotensive on admission. Two patients without renal failure also had hepatic dysfunction, but concomitant hypotension was not mentioned. Roth et al. consider that hypotension may be partly responsible for hepatic dysfunction. They did not report the time course of the hepatic enzyme abnormalities. In “shock liver,” the enzyme levels increase dramatically, with rapid normalization within a few days once hypotension is…
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 667-668 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 320 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 9 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Acute Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Cocaine Intoxication. / Kothur, Ramkrishna; Posner, Gerald L.; Knowlton, Anne A; Hard, Cecelia; Herzlich, Barry; Arsura, Edward; Pagala, Murali; Grob, David; Roth, David; Bourgoignie, Jacques J.
In: New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 320, No. 10, 09.03.1989, p. 667-668.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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T1 - Acute Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Cocaine Intoxication
AU - Kothur, Ramkrishna
AU - Posner, Gerald L.
AU - Knowlton, Anne A
AU - Hard, Cecelia
AU - Herzlich, Barry
AU - Arsura, Edward
AU - Pagala, Murali
AU - Grob, David
AU - Roth, David
AU - Bourgoignie, Jacques J.
PY - 1989/3/9
Y1 - 1989/3/9
N2 - To the Editor: In the article entitled “Acute Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Cocaine Intoxication” (Sept. 15 issue),* Dr. Roth and his colleagues reported 11 cases of hepatic dysfunction in 13 patients with renal failure. Six of the 11 patients were hypotensive on admission. Two patients without renal failure also had hepatic dysfunction, but concomitant hypotension was not mentioned. Roth et al. consider that hypotension may be partly responsible for hepatic dysfunction. They did not report the time course of the hepatic enzyme abnormalities. In “shock liver,” the enzyme levels increase dramatically, with rapid normalization within a few days once hypotension is…
AB - To the Editor: In the article entitled “Acute Rhabdomyolysis Associated with Cocaine Intoxication” (Sept. 15 issue),* Dr. Roth and his colleagues reported 11 cases of hepatic dysfunction in 13 patients with renal failure. Six of the 11 patients were hypotensive on admission. Two patients without renal failure also had hepatic dysfunction, but concomitant hypotension was not mentioned. Roth et al. consider that hypotension may be partly responsible for hepatic dysfunction. They did not report the time course of the hepatic enzyme abnormalities. In “shock liver,” the enzyme levels increase dramatically, with rapid normalization within a few days once hypotension is…
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198903093201011
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198903093201011
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VL - 320
SP - 667
EP - 668
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
SN - 0028-4793
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