Avtor/Urednik		Vujasinović, Miroslav; Ivartnik, Maja; Tretjak, Martin
Naslov		Sindrom kanabinoidne hiperemeze - prikaz primera
Prevedeni naslov		Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome - case report
Tip		članek
Vir		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. in št.		Letnik 81, št. 2
Leto izdaje		2012
Obseg		str. 159-62
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		Background: Cannabis is one of the most commonly used drugs worldwide with several side effects. Although it is used also as an antiemetic and appetite stimulating drug, it may have a paradoxal effect. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome is a clinical syndrome characterized by repeated vomiting and abdominal pain associated with chronic cannabis abuse. Case report: We report a case of a 21-year old patient who repeatedly presented at our Department of Internal Medicine with hyperemesis and upper abdominal pain. The diagnostic evaluation showed only mild gastroduodenitis and no obvious causes for patient`s symptoms. During last two presentations he admitted to the chronic abuse of marijuana,which was confirmed with positive findings of tetrahydrocannabinol in urine. Conclusion: In patients with unexplained vomiting and abdominal pain no evidence of organic disease the chronic abuse of cannabis and the cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome should be considered.
Deskriptorji		CANNABINOIDS VOMITING ABDOMINAL PAIN ADULT