• Am J Emerg Med · Feb 2019

    Case Reports

    Coagulopathic hemorrhage with use of synthetic cannabinoids.

    • Isaac Boyack and Oleg Opsha.
    • Maimonides Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 4802 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, United States of America. Electronic address: iboyack@maimonidesmed.org.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Feb 1; 37 (2): 374.e3-374.e4.

    AbstractSynthetic cannabinoids contain many different chemicals and compounds, which pose new health risks to the population using these drugs. In May of 2018 the Center for Disease Control issued a health alert providing information on a multistate outbreak of coagulopathy from exposure to synthetic cannabinoid products containing a Vitamin K-dependent antagonistic agent such as brodifacoum. Recognizing signs, symptoms and imaging findings related to this outbreak is essential for clinicians caring for patients with a history or suspicion of using synthetic cannabinoids. To our knowledge, there are no studies that report the imaging findings demonstrating the coagulopathic complications associated with these synthetic compounds.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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