Acute Management of Cocaine-Associated Methaemoglobinaemia by Immo Weichert

“…This is a case report of a 29-year-old man who presented himself cyanosed after a cocaine binge. It highlights the diagnosis and management of this condition from an acute medical perspective.…”
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Association of Leukocytosis with Amphetamine and Cocaine Use by John R. Richards, Valeria F. Farias, Chris S. Clingan

“…Use of amphetamines, not cocaine, may be associated with idiopathic leukocytosis. …”
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Cocaine-Induced Giant Bullous Emphysema by Steven Douedi, Vandan D. Upadhyaya, Ishan Patel, Usman Mazahir, Eric Costanzo, Mohammad A. Hossain

“…Emphysematous bullae have also been reported in patients using cocaine usually involving the lung periphery and sparing the central lung parenchyma. …”
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Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia Secondary to Cocaine Abuse by Richard L. Rabin, Azeem Wasay, Nicolas Biro, Marcelle Morcos

“…To report a case of internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) caused by cocaine. Method. We report a case of a 54-year-old female who presented with a left INO three days after snorting cocaine, and we review the literature. …”
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Cocaine Induced Pleural and Pericardial Effusion Syndrome by Shehabaldin Alqalyoobi, Omkar Vaidya, Al-Ma’Mon Abu Ghanimah, Ahmed Elkhanany, Ashraf Gohar

“…A 42-year-old African American female with chronic cocaine use for 20 years, presented with two-day history of exertional shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. …”
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Oxytocin attenuates demand for cocaine in female rats by Amy S. Kohtz, Hannah Davies, Belle Lin, Gary Aston-Jones

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An Interactive Database of Cocaine-Responsive Gene Expression by Willard M. Freeman, Kathryn E. Dougherty, Sally E. Vacca, Kent E. Vrana

“…Here, we present an interactive database that combines existing information related to cocaine-mediated changes in gene expression in an easy-to-use format. …”
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A Severe Complication of Crack Cocaine Use by Gokul Vidyasankar, Carolina Souza, Chi Lai, Sunita Mulpuru

“…The present report describes a 48-year-old woman with a history of recurrent ‘crack’ cocaine use, who developed progressive shortness of breath over a period of years. …”
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Brugada Pattern Electrocardiogram Unmasked with Cocaine Ingestion by M. Chadi Alraies, Mohammed A. R. Chamsi-Pasha, Motaz Baibars, Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, Khaldoon Shaheen

“…Cocaine is considered a leading cause of drug-related deaths. …”
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Cocaine-Associated Myocardial Infarction: Should They All Be Stented? by Sazzli Kasim, Ronan O'Donabhain, Eugene Mcfadden

“…Cocaine use is a known cause of chest pain and acute myocardial infarction and frequently leads to cardiac catheterization procedure. …”
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Recurrent Thrombotic Vasculopathy in a Former Cocaine User by Preeti Jadhav, Hassan Tariq, Masooma Niazi, Giovanni Franchin

“…She had a significant history of cocaine use in the past. She had first developed a similar rash in 2013 when she was diagnosed with cocaine-induced vasculitis. …”
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Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient with Cocaine Intoxication by Asma Abu-Abed Abdin, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad S. Khan, Awab Ahmed

“…Cocaine also has anorexic effects. We describe an interesting case of euglycemic DKA in a middle-aged diabetic female presenting with elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis, with near-normal blood glucose, in the settings of noncompliance to insulin and cocaine abuse. …”
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Cocaine and COVID-19 in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Florian Appenzeller, Meinrad Gawaz, Iris Müller

“…We report the case of a patient with acute myocardial infarction in the setting of active COVID-19 disease and recent cocaine consumption. We hypothesize that COVID-19 and cocaine synergistically provoke cardiovascular events. …”
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Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman by Mattia Cosenza, Luigi Panza, Anna Paola Califano, Carolina Defendini, Maria D’Andria, Roberto Romiti, Antonio Fabio Massimo Vainieri, Sergio Morelli

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Digestive endoscopic removal of cocaine pellets: Safety evaluation by Alolia Aboikoni, Marion Wallyn, Timothée Bonifay, Piseth Chhorn, Balandougou Sylla, Marthe Alogo A Nwatsok, Alix Becar, Paul Ngock Dime, Thi Thu Nga Nguyen, Alexis Fremery, Lorenzo Garzelli, Houari Aissaoui, Magaly Zappa, Dominique Louvel

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Sonographic and Endoscopic Findings in Cocaine-Induced Ischemic Colitis by Thomas Leth, Rune Wilkens, Ole K. Bonderup

“…Cocaine-induced ischemic colitis is a recognized entity. …”
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Cannabidiol Rescues Acute Hepatic Toxicity and Seizure Induced by Cocaine by Luciano Rezende Vilela, Lindisley Ferreira Gomides, Bruna Araújo David, Maísa Mota Antunes, Ariane Barros Diniz, Fabrício de Araújo Moreira, Gustavo Batista Menezes

“…Cocaine is a commonly abused illicit drug that causes significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Levamisole-Contaminated Cocaine: An Emergent Cause of Vasculitis and Skin Necrosis by Osama Souied, Hassan Baydoun, Zahraa Ghandour, Neville Mobarakai

“…The prevalence of cocaine adulterated with levamisole-induced vasculitis is increasing and physicians should be aware of this unique entity. …”
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Endonasal Surgery after Cocaine Abuse: Safe at Any Interval? by L. K. Døsen, R. Haye

“…We report a case of poor healing after endonasal surgery for nasal septal perforation ten years after cocaine abuse was ended. Method. The clinical findings are presented. …”
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Levamisole/Cocaine Induced Systemic Vasculitis and Immune Complex Glomerulonephritis by Lohit Garg, Sagar Gupta, Abhishek Swami, Ping Zhang

“…It has been increasingly used to adulterate cocaine due to its psychotropic effects and morphological properties. …”
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