Key result
Heroin inhalation can result in the rare and significant complications of toxic leukoencephalopathy and reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Design
Case report
Authors
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HIL-TTC overlap after heroin inhalation warrants clinical vigilance; extends sparse cases but leaves open incidence and causality.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights a rare and significant complication of heroin inhalation, specifically the concurrent development of heroin-induced leukoencephalopathy and reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Ahmad et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Heroin-induced leukoencephalopathy and reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Heroin inhalation was evaluated. Heroin inhalation can result in the rare and significant complications of toxic leukoencephalopathy and reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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