Acute renal infarction induced by heavy marijuana smoking

Acute renal infarction usually occurs in patients with severe atherosclerosis or valvular heart disease. We here report a 42-year Saudi male who presented with severe abdominal pain nausea and vomiting associated with hematuria, after heavy smoking of marijuana. Computed tomography abdomen revealed...

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Published in:Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation 2018-07, Vol.29 (4), p.971-975
Main Authors: Sad, Ibrahim Muhammad, al-Huwaysh, Amani, Bahbhani, Husayn, al-Huwaysh, Abd Allah K., al-Muhama, Fahd
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Anticoagulants
Arthritis
Blood clots
Blood pressure
Cardiac arrhythmia
Care and treatment
Cocaine
Complications and side effects
Coronary vessels
Disease
Embolisms
Glycoproteins
Health aspects
Ischemia
Kidneys
Lupus
Marijuana
Medical imaging
Pain
Patients
Proteins
Radioisotopes
Renal artery obstruction
Smoking
Thrombosis
Urinalysis
Urine
Veins & arteries
Vomiting
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التدخين
الكلى
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Summary:Acute renal infarction usually occurs in patients with severe atherosclerosis or valvular heart disease. We here report a 42-year Saudi male who presented with severe abdominal pain nausea and vomiting associated with hematuria, after heavy smoking of marijuana. Computed tomography abdomen revealed bilateral renal infarction. Serum anti phospholipids antibody and anti-cardio lipid antibody were positive. To the best of our knowledge, the association between marijuana and secondary lupus anticoagulant-induced renal infarction has not been reported previously.
ISSN:1319-2442
2320-3838
DOI:10.4103/1319-2442.239652