Extreme Procalcitonin Elevation without Proven Bacterial Infection Related to Amphetamine Abuse
Joint Authors
Hankovszky, Péter
Molnar, Zsolt
Késmárky, Klára
Lovas, András
Ágoston, Zsuzsanna
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Systemic inflammatory response with rhabdomyolysis and consequent multiorgan failure is a known sequela of psychotropic drug abuse.
However, in cases with uncertain past medical history the initial diagnosis can be challenging.
Here we report the case of a 21-year-old male who was admitted to the intensive care unit with severe neurological impairment caused by amphetamine intoxication.
First laboratory investigations revealed extremely high serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels reaching a maximum concentration of 1640 ng/mL on the second day of observation.
Although PCT has high sensitivity and specificity in differentiating bacterial sepsis from nonbacterial inflammation, our case report shows for the first time that it can be extremely elevated following serious amphetamine intoxication without bacterial infection.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lovas, András& Ágoston, Zsuzsanna& Késmárky, Klára& Hankovszky, Péter& Molnar, Zsolt. 2014. Extreme Procalcitonin Elevation without Proven Bacterial Infection Related to Amphetamine Abuse. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lovas, András…[et al.]. Extreme Procalcitonin Elevation without Proven Bacterial Infection Related to Amphetamine Abuse. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lovas, András& Ágoston, Zsuzsanna& Késmárky, Klára& Hankovszky, Péter& Molnar, Zsolt. Extreme Procalcitonin Elevation without Proven Bacterial Infection Related to Amphetamine Abuse. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-452216
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-452216