Affiliation
Department of Vascular Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
2011-07-25T08:29:42ZMeSH
AdultCocaine-Related Disorders
Humans
Iloprost
Intermittent Claudication
Ischemia
Lower Extremity
Male
Vasodilator Agents
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Cocaine-associated lower limb ischemia., 16 (5):297-9 VascularJournal
VascularPubMed ID
19238875Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19238875Abstract
Cocaine-associated thrombosis has been reported in the literature with reports of vascular injuries to cardiac, pulmonary, intestinal, placental, and musculoskeletal vessels; however, injury of the pedal vessels is rare. We report on a 31-year-old man who presented 2 months following a cocaine binge with limb-threatening ischemia without an otherwise identifiable embolic source. Angiography confirmed extensive occlusive disease of the tibioperoneal vessels. The patient improved following therapy with heparin and a prostacyclin analogue. Cocaine-induced thrombosis should be considered in patients presenting with acute arterial insufficiency in the lower limb without any other identifiable cause.Item Type
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