The effect of chronic renal failure on the benzoylecgonine blood level: a case report.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol
; 36(2): 84-7, 2015 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Chronic renal failure results in reduced elimination of a variety of substances within the blood, including numerous drugs and their metabolites. This report describes a case of a man who died in jail, after less than 48 hours of being incarcerated, wherein postmortem toxicology testing revealed a blood benzoylecgonine level of 0.25 mg/L with no cocaine detected, suggesting possible recent cocaine use in jail. Autopsy and investigation revealed severe underlying cardiovascular disease and dialysis-dependent CRF, thus accounting for the elevated benzoylecgonine levels and allaying concerns that the man obtained and used cocaine in jail.
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Cocaína
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Fallo Renal Crónico
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Narcóticos
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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2015
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