Ingestion of cocaine packets in the context of drug trafficking exposes individuals to severe complications in case of packet rupture or leakage. We report the case of a 42-year-old man admitted after voluntary ingestion of 70 cocaine packets. Clinical evolution was marked by the secondary occurrence of an acute coronary syndrome with ST-segment elevation associated with hypertensive crisis, requiring urgent surgical extraction of the remaining packets. Postoperative evolution was favorable with the resolution of cardiovascular abnormalities. This case highlights the potentially life-threatening nature of cocaine intoxication and the importance of rapid multidisciplinary management.
Azouz et al. (Wed,) studied this question.