Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022)

A 25-Year-Old Chronic Ketamine User with Urinary Symptoms; a Case Report

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022), 1 January 2022 , Page e12
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v10i1.1449

Abstract

Ketamine is mainly used for short-acting general anesthesia, chronic pain, sedation, depression, and bipolar disorder. Long-term ketamine use may cause lower urinary tract symptoms and voiding dysfunction. Small capacity and fibrotic bladder can be associated with chronic ketamine use. Here, we present a 25-year-old male with a history of chronic ketamine use complicated with contracted heart-shape bladder.  

Keywords:
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ketamine
  • Urologic Diseases
  • Urinary Tract Infections

How to Cite

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Wu C-C, Lin AC-M. A 25-Year-Old Chronic Ketamine User with Urinary Symptoms; a Case Report. Arch Acad Emerg Med [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 31 [cited 2026 Jul. 7];10(1):e12. Available from: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/1449

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