The destruction of the lower urinary tract by ketamine abuse: a new syndrome?

Chu, Peggy; Ma, Wai‐Kit; Chun‐Wing Wong, Simon; Wing‐Hong Chu, Ringo; Cheng, Cheung‐Hing; Shun Wong, C.; Man‐li Tse, Johnny; Lau, Fei‐Lung; Yiu, Ming‐Kwong; Man, Chi‐Wai

doi:10.1111/j.1464-410x.2008.07920.x

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The destruction of the lower urinary tract by ketamine abuse: a new syndrome?

Published in British Journal of Urology • Aug 1, 2008

Authors:

Peggy Chu

Wai‐Kit Ma

Simon Chun‐Wing Wong

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To report the clinical spectrum seen in young abusers of street-ketamine (regular recreational abusers of street-ketamine, for its hallucinogenic effects) in Hong Kong, presenting with significant lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) but with no evidence of bacterial infection. PATIENTS AN...

Subject

Urinary system

Ketamine

Medicine

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