We describe a male patient who presented to the emergency department with gross hematuria
and dysuria in the setting of recreational ketamine abuse. A diagnosis of ketamine
cystitis (KC) was made.
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Publication history
Published online: May 17, 2022
Accepted:
May 9,
2022
Received in revised form:
April 25,
2022
Received:
March 21,
2022
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