Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Cystitis due to the use of ketamine as a recreational drug: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Cystitis due to the use of ketamine as a recreational drug a case report Britt Colebunders 1 and Peter Van Erps2 Address University of Antwerp Universiteitsplein B 2610 Antwerp Belgium and 2Department of Urology ZNA Middelheim Lindendreef B 2020 Antwerp Belgium Email Britt Colebunders - brittcolebunders@ Peter Van Erps - Corresponding author Published 26 June 2008 Received 2 January 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 219 doi 1752-1947-2-219 Accepted 26 June 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 219 2008 Colebunders and Van Erps licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Introduction Ketamine is a derivative of phencyclidine and is a dissociative anaesthetic. Its use as a recreational drug is on the increase among young adults attending clubs and parties. Case presentation We describe the case of a 20-year-old man who presented with a 7-month history of urinary frequency nocturia urgency suprapubic discomfort during micturition and episodes of severe haematuria shortly after commencing weekly recreational ketamine use. Complementary examinations were negative except for a thickened bladder wall on ultrasound examination and mild inflammatory changes on cystoscopy. So far only nine cases of ketamine-associated ulcerative cystitis have been described. Conclusion We expect that in the future an increasing number of cases of cystitis caused by ketamine use will be seen in young adults. Introduction Ketamine is a derivative of phencyclidine a popular street drug which is known as PCP
