TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, an unusual complication of heroin intoxication: a case report and review of literature
JO  - International journal of clinical and experimental pathology
A1  - Feng, Gang
A1  - Luo, Qiancheng
A1  - Guo, Enwei
A1  - Yao, Yulan
A1  - Yang, Feng
A1  - Zhang, Bingyu
A1  - Li, Longxuan
SP  - 11826
EP  - 11830
VL  - 8
IS  - 9
N2  - Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) has rarely been described in patients with heroin intoxication. Here, we report a rare case of MODS involving six organs, due to heroin intoxication. The patient was a 32-year-old Chinese man with severe heroin intoxication complicated by acute pulmonary edema and respiratory insufficiency, shock, myocardial damage and cardiac insufficiency, rhabdomyolysis and acute renal insufficiency, acute liver injury and hepatic insufficiency, toxic leukoencephalopathy, and hypoglycemia. He managed to survive and was discharged after 10 weeks of intensive care. The possible pathogenesis and therapeutic measures of MODS induced by heroin intoxication and some suggestions for preventing and treating severe complications of heroin intoxication, based on clinical evidence and the pertinent literature, are discussed in this report.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1936-2625
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -