PMID- 8709087
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19960912
LR  - 20221007
IS  - 0141-0768 (Print)
IS  - 0141-0768 (Linking)
VI  - 89
IP  - 1
DP  - 1996 Jan
TI  - A fatal trip with ecstasy: a case of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine/3,4- 
      methylenedioxyamphetamine toxicity.
PG  - 51P-2P
AB  - Since the late 1980s there have been a number of reports about the complications 
      associated with using the designer drug 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) 
      or 'ecstasy'. Although this drug has been widely abused in the past, the 
      potentially fatal complications have arisen recently mainly due to the 
      circumstances of its use at all-night dance sessions or 'raves'. A combination of 
      direct toxicity and strenuous physical exertion can lead to hyperthermia and its 
      attendant complications. The following case illustrates some of the possible 
      consequences following ingestion of 'ecstasy', and reiterates the importance of 
      prompt recognition and treatment in preventing the development of irreversible 
      sequelae.
FAU - Coore, J R
AU  - Coore JR
AD  - Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - J R Soc Med
JT  - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
JID - 7802879
RN  - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Fatal Outcome
MH  - Female
MH  - Fever/*chemically induced
MH  - Humans
MH  - *N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
MH  - Physical Exertion
MH  - Substance-Related Disorders/*complications
PMC - PMC1295645
EDAT- 1996/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 1996/01/01 00:01
PMCR- 1996/01/01
CRDT- 1996/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1996/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1996/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1996/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
PHST- 1996/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1177/014107689608900115 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J R Soc Med. 1996 Jan;89(1):51P-2P. doi: 10.1177/014107689608900115.