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Table 1 Summary of Case reports and Case series of Synthetic Cannabinoids, Bath Salts, Heroin, Amphetamines, Cocaine, Cocaine and Levamisole and CPD – Opioids

From: Systematic review of nephrotoxicity of drugs of abuse, 2005–2016

 

SCB [8, 22, 23, 97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107]

Bath Salts [6, 9, 10, 92, 108,109,110,111,112]

Heroin [15, 16, 35, 37,38,39,40, 43, 113]

Amphetamine [13, 81, 85, 86, 88,89,90, 114,115,116,117]

Cocaine [11, 57,58,59,60,61,62,63, 66, 71, 118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,128]

Cocaine & Levamisole [17, 70, 72,73,74,75,76, 129,130,131,132,133]

CPD Opioids [7, 14, 44, 45, 48, 134,135,136,137]

# of Patients In Case Reports

47

11

35

16

22

15

23

Sex (M:F)

45:2 (n = 47)

10:1 (n = 11)

33:2 (n = 35)

12:4 (n = 16)

21:1 (n = 22)

7:8 (n = 15)

2:1 (n = 21)

Age Range (Years)

15–65 (n = 46)

25–45 (n = 10)

24–42 (n = 35)

2–37 (n = 16)

22–65 (n = 22)

22–63 (n = 15)

22–59 (n = 21)

Vitals

 Mean Systolic BP(mm/Hg)

140.9 (n = 21)

135.5 (n = 6)

109.8 (n = 5)

116.1 (n = 8)

170.7 (n = 17)

122 (n = 3)

110.3 (n = 3)

 Mean Diastolic BP (mm/Hg)

78.3 (n = 21)

69.3 (n = 6)

68.2 (n = 5)

71.5 (n = 7)

98.2 (n = 17)

73 (n = 3)

59.3 (n = 3)

 Mean Pulse (bpm)

91.7 (n = 11)

131.3(n = 8)

99.75 (n = 4)

161.1 (n = 14)

82.5 (n = 11)

96 (n = 3)

124 (n = 3)

Route of Administration

 Smoking

29.8% (n = 14)

0

2.9% (n = 1)

0

59.1% (n = 13)

66.7% (n = 10)

0

 Intranasal

0

18.2% (n = 2)

2.9% (n = 1)

0

18.2% (n = 4)

20.0% (n = 3)

0

 Oral

14.9% (n = 7)

27.3% (n = 3)

0

87.5% (n = 14)

0

0

26.1% (n = 6)

 Intravenous

0

27.3% (n = 3)

88.6% (n = 31)

6.25% (n = 1)

4.5% (n = 1)

6.7% (n = 1)

73.9% (n = 17)

 Not Specified

55.3% (n = 26)

27.3% (n = 3)

5.7% (n = 2)

6.25% (n = 1)

18.2% (n = 4)

6.7% (n = 1)

0

Clinical Presentation*

 Gastro-intestinal Symptoms

63.8% (n = 30)

9.1% (n = 1)

2.9% (n = 1)

6.25% (n = 1)

40.9% (n = 9)

26.7% (n = 4)

26.1% (n = 6)

 Altered Mental Status

25.5% (n = 12)

36.4% (n = 4)

8.6% (n = 3)

31.25% (n = 5)

4.8% (n = 1)

6.7% (n = 1)

17.3% (n = 4)

 Flank Pain

23.4% (n = 11)

0

0

0

27.3% (n = 6)

0

0

 Neuro-Muscular Symptoms

6.4% (n = 3)

9.1% (n = 1)

2.9% (n = 1)

0

0

0

13.0% (n = 3)

 Hyperthermia

2.1% (n = 1)

36.4% (n = 4)

2.9% (n = 1)

75% (n = 12)

13.6% (n = 3)

6.67% (n = 1)

0

 Seizures

2.1% (n = 1)

0

0

56.3% (n = 9)

0

0

0

 Other**

2.1% (n = 1)

63.6% (n = 7)

11.4% (n = 4)

12.5% (n = 2)

68.1% (n = 15)

80.0% (n = 12)

21.7% (n = 5)

Lab Parameters

 Mean Peak Serum Cr (mg/dL)

7.6 (n = 43)

7.25 (n = 11)

2.54 (n = 35)

3.31 (n = 16)

7.35 (n = 20)

6.9 (n = 14)

4.21 (n = 23)

 Range Peak Serum Cr (mg/dL)

2.6–21 (n = 43)

1.2–15.2 (n = 11)

0.8–11.26 (n = 35)

1.79–9.60 (n = 16)

1.3–17.3 (n = 20)

2–20.8 (n = 14)

1–14 (n = 23)

 Range Peak Serum CPK (U/L)

144–301,901 (n = 14)

1183–235,377 (n = 10)

3200–236,000 (n = 3)

863–196,000 (n = 14)

45–990,400 (n = 13)

4585 (n = 1)

17,680–86,000 (n = 4)

# of cases of ADAMTS%T Def.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Serology- ANCA

0

0

0

0

0

73.3% (n = 11)

0

# of cases with Urinalysis

 Hematuria

34.4% (n = 11)+

80% (n = 4)B

61.8% (n = 21)C

100% (n = 3)E

75.0% (n = 12) G

84.6% (n = 11) H

100% (n = 4)K

 Proteinuria

68.8% (n = 22)+

40% (n = 2) B

94.1% (n = 32) C

100% (n = 3) E

56.25% (n = 9) G

76.9% (n = 10) H

75% (n = 3) K

 Eosinophils

12.5% (n = 4)+

0

0

0

6.3% (n = 1) G

7.7% (n = 1) H

0

Radiology (U/S, CT Scans)

 Abnormal

45.9% (n = 17) A

66.7% (n = 4)U

75% (n = 3)D

0% (n = 0)F

92.8% (n = 13)S

25% (n- = 1)J

33.3% (n = 1) L

Kidney Biopsy

 Done

38.3% (n = 18)

0

88.6% (n = 31)

6.25% (n = 1)

54.5% (n = 12)

86.7% (n = 13)

17.4% (n = 4)

Renal Biopsy Diagnosis

 Acute Tubular Necrosis

55.6% (n = 10)

0

0

0

0

0

0

 Acute/Chronic Interstitial Nephritis

33.3% (n = 6)

0

9.7% (n = 3)

0

33.3% (n = 4)

7.7% (n = 1)

0

 MPGN

0

0

41.9% (n = 13)

0

0

0

0

 Thrombotic Microangiopathy

0

0

0

0

25.0% (n = 3)

7.7% (n = 1)

100% (n = 4)

 Pauci Immune GN

0

0

0

0

0

76.9% (n = 10)

0

 Chronic / Hypertensive

5.6% (n = 1)

0

0

0

16.7% (n = 2)

0

0

 Renal Infraction

0

0

0

0

8.3% (n = 1)

0

0

 Thrombosis

0

0

0

100% (n = 1)

8.3% (n = 1)

0

0

 Crystals

5.6 (n = 1)[22]M

0

3.3% (n = 1)[43]N

0

0

0

0

 Amyloidosis

0

0

32.3% (n = 10)

0

0

0

0

 Others

0

0

12.9% (n = 4)T

0

8.3% (n = 1)[127]P

7.7% (n = 1)[132]R

0

Diagnosis of non-biopsy Pts.

 Acute Kidney Injury

29

11

4

14

5

2

19

 RPGNs

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

 Renal Infraction

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

 # of Patients Dialyzed

23.4% (n = 11)

27.3% (n = 3)

11.4% (n = 4)

40% (n = 6)

40.9% (n = 9)

40.0% (n = 6)

17.4% (n = 4)

 Death as end point

4.25% (n = 2)

9.1% (n = 1)

14.3% (n = 5)

68.8% (n = 11)

0

6.7% (n = 1)

17.4% (n = 4)

  1. * Patients had more than one symptom at presentation;**others include: Dyspnea, SOB, weight loss, chest pain, skin lesions, immobility, urinary complaints like hematuria, anuria; (+ 32/47 cases had urinalysis; A 37/47 cases had imaging studies; B5/11 cases had urinalysis; C 34/35 cases had urinalysis; D 4/35 cases had imaging studies; E3/15 cases had urinalysis; F 2/15 cases had imaging studies; G 16/22 cases had urinalysis;H13/15 cases had urinalysis; J 4/15 cases had imaging studies; K4/23 cases had urinalysis; L3/23 had imaging studies. S14/22 cases had imaging studies U 6/11 had imaging studies) M Calcium oxalate crystals, N Heroin crystal nephropathy, T Proliferative GN, Granulomatous GN and MCD + IgA deposits (2,1,1 cases), p Good Pastures Syndrome, R Membranous Nephropathy, S RPGN, T ADAMTS (A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with a Thrombospondin type 1 motif),