Hypertensive crisis and phencyclidine abuse.

This report of a case in Virginia suggests linkage between the abuse of a "street drug" by a young woman and an acute episode of hypertension resulting in coma and blindness. The authors warn of the potential dangers of phencyclidine and describe its mechanisms.

Keywords

Adolescent, Substance-Related Disorders, Phencyclidine, Retinal Hemorrhage, Brain Edema, Blindness, Tachycardia, Hypertension, Humans, Female, Papilledema

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