KOKAİN BODY PACKER SENDROMUNA BAĞLI MIYOKARD ENFARKTÜSÜ -BIR OLGU SUNUMU

Year 2023, Volume: 3 Issue: 3, 52 - 58, 30.12.2023

Ibrahim Sarbay , Halil Dogan

Abstract

Giriş: Body packing, çok miktarda yasadışı maddenin kaçakçılık amacıyla kişinin vücudu içinde gizlenmesini tarif etmektedir. İstanbul, Türkiye birçok havayolunun bağlandığı ana hava trafiği aktarma merkezlerinden biri olması nedeniyle, body packing kaçakçılarının rotaları üzerinde olma potansiyelindedir. Bu olgu sunumunda, kokain body packer sendromuna bağlı bir miyokard enfarktüsü (MI) vakası sunulmuştur.
Olgu Sunumu: 43 yaşındaki Venezuela uyruklu kadın, uçuş sırasında nöbet geçirme şüphesi ve kötüleşme nedeniyle Acil Servis'e getirildi ve kokain Body Packer Sendromuna bağlı MI tanısı aldı.
Sonuç: Kokain paketlerinin sızması veya yırtılması nedeniyle body packerlarda intoksikasyon görülebilir. Bunun olası sonuçlarından biri, kokain intoksikasyonuna bağlı MI'dır.

Keywords

body packing, miyokard infarktüsü, kokain

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DUE TO COCAINE BODY PACKER SYNDROME – A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Introduction: “Body packing” refers to an act of ingesting large numbers of illicit drug-filled packets for smuggling purposes. Due to the fact that Istanbul, Turkey is considered to be one of the main air traffic hubs connecting many international airlines, it is potentially on the routes of body packing smugglers. This case report presents a case of myocardial infarction (MI) due to cocaine Body Packer Syndrome.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old woman of Venezuelan nationality was brought to the Emergency Department on suspicion of seizure and deterioration during her flight and diagnosed with MI due to cocaine Body Packer Syndrome.
Conclusion: Body packers may have intoxication due to the leakage or rupture of the cocaine packets. One of the consequences is MI related to cocaine intoxication.

Keywords

Body Packing, Myocardial Infarction, cocaine

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