MDMA induced hyperthermia: report of a fatality and review of current therapy.

Dar, K J; McBrien, M E · Intensive Care Med · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Ingestion of 3,4-methylene dioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as "Ecstasy", can produce toxicity that is characterised by hyperthermia, coagulopathy, rhabdomyolysis and renal failure. We report a fatality associated with MDMA ingestion and briefly review the current literature on MDMA-induced hyperthermia.

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