Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: A Paradoxical Cannabis Effect
| Autor: | Marielly Sierra-Mercado, Rodolfo Estremera-Marcial, Ivonne Figueroa-Rivera, Jose J. Gutierrez-Nuñez, Doris H. Toro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Polymers and Plastics biology medicine.drug_class business.industry Intractable vomiting Case Report Cannabis use biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Diagnosis of exclusion Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome Marijuana use medicine Antiemetic lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology Cannabis Business and International Management lcsh:RC799-869 Psychiatry business Medical literature |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Vol 2015 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2090-6528 |
| Popis: | Despite well-established antiemetic properties of marijuana, there has been increasing evidence of a paradoxical effect in the gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system, given rise to a new and underrecognized clinical entity called the Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome. Reported cases in the medical literature have established a series of patients exhibiting a classical triad of symptoms: cyclic vomiting, chronic marijuana use, and compulsive bathing. We present a case of a 29-year-old man whose clinical presentation strongly correlates with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Despite a diagnosis of exclusion, this syndrome should be considered plausible in the setting of a patient with recurrent intractable vomiting and a strong history of cannabis use as presented in this case. |
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