Acute kidney and liver injury requiring hemodialysis following cathinone use in a person with HIV
This case highlights that clinicians need to be vigilant about the adverse effects of synthetic cathinones used in the context of chemsex as a possible cause of AKI. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of AKI caused by cathinone toxicity successfully treated in Italy.
Authors
- Maria Mazzitelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0263-0703)
- Elena Naso
- Lorenzo Brunetta
- Leda Cattarin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2692-8494)
- Francesca Katiana Martino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2402-9276)
- Lucia Federica Stefanelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0490-6252)
- Maria Loreta De Giorgi
- Federico Nalesso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1167-2764)
- Elena Sgrò (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6513-6504)
- Dorella Del Prete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2141-3472)
- Annamaria Cattelan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4678-9070)
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- University of Padua (IT)
- University Hospital Foundation (CA)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (VN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HIV Research & Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/25787489.2025.2588012
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.31