Myoglobinuric Acute Renal Failure Associated with Cocaine Use

Abstract

A case of a young muscular male presenting in anuric acute renal failure after cocaine use with a distal obstructive nephropathy by myoglobin casts is presented. Insights into cocaine metabolism, adverse effects, and interaction with alcohol, diagnostic considerations, and mechanisms involved in renal damage are addressed.

Key Words:

• cocaine
• drugs
• kidney
• myoglobin
• renal failure