Citation

Farah E, Ghayad E. J. Med. Liban. 1999; 47(3): 198-200.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. farah_elie@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Order of Physicians in Lebanon)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10550947

Abstract

The smuggling of cocaine into many countries by ingestion of wrapped cocaine packets and gastro-intestinal concealment is a common and well-recognized practice. This is a report of the case of a smuggler carrying 14 ingested packets of cocaine and who presented an acute intoxication with a rare complication, rhabdomyolysis, which were managed medically and the packets removed surgically. A discussion and a review of the literature are undertaken.

Language: en