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Ketamine Bladder: A Cause of Obstructive Uropathy in a Young Patient

1Clinical Radiology, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, United Kingdom


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023, Vol. 11 No. 3, 60-62
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-11-3-5
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Rim Aly, Rabab Elhassan. Ketamine Bladder: A Cause of Obstructive Uropathy in a Young Patient. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023; 11(3):60-62. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-11-3-5.

Correspondence to: Rim  Aly, Clinical Radiology, Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester, United Kingdom. Email: rim.aly@nhs.net

Abstract

Ketamine-associated cystitis is growing in prevalence as the availability and use of illicit drugs increases. Delayed diagnosis and management can lead to poor patient outcomes including irreversible renal impairment. Early diagnosis, ketamine cessation and management of complications is therefore crucial. There are only a few case reports in the literature describing this condition. We report an additional case of a young patient with ketamine-associated ulcerative cystitis causing upstream obstructive uropathy.

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