Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: a case report in Mexico

• Published in: Salud mental (México) Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 129 - 135
• Main Authors: Ruiz, Luis Fernando Garcia-Frade, Marin-Navarrete, Rodrigo, Ayala, Emmanuel Soils, Fuente-Martin, Ana de la
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish; English; Portuguese
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria 01.05.2017; Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
• Subjects: Psychiatry; México; casos clínicos; revisión; case reports; Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome; Síndrome de hiperémesis cannabiniode; review; abuso de cannabis; México; diagnosis; Mexico; diagnóstico; cannabis abuse

Background. The first case report on the Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) was registered in 2004. Years later, other research groups complemented the description of CHS, adding that it was associated with such behaviors as chronic cannabis abuse, acute episodes of nausea, intractable vomiting,...