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Cocaine abuse is commonly associated with myocardial ischemia, mesenteric ischemia, and cerebrovascular accidents. Renal infarction is an uncommon complication of cocaine abuse. Various mechanisms have been postulated for this cocaine-related injury. There are only 15 cases reported on cocaine-induc...

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Main Authors: Padam Hirachan MD, FASN, FACP (Author), Ravindra Agarwal MD, FASN, FACP (Author), Brent Wagner MD, FASN, FACP (Author)
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Published: SAGE Publishing, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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