DOI: 10.12890/2022_003313

Hair Spray Induced Cardiomyopathy

Authors

  • Simon Kashfi CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
  • Shorabh Sharma St Barnabas Hospital Health System, Bronx, NY, USA

skashfi000@citymail.cuny.edu

Keywords

Inhalant, cardiomyopathy, hydrocarbon toxicity

Abstract

Inhalants are common drugs of abuse. Hydrocarbons, the active ingredient in most inhalants, exert depressant effects on the central nervous system, causing a ‘high’. In the heart, hydrocarbon toxicity can predispose patients to arrhythmias and heart failure through increased sympathetic susceptibility. We present the case of a 28-year-old female who developed dilated cardiomyopathy in the setting of chronic inhalant abuse.

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Published

2022-04-12

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2022)

How to Cite

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Kashfi S, Sharma S. Hair Spray Induced Cardiomyopathy. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 12 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];9(4). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/3313

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