An unusual case of Ecstasy poisoning

A P Hall; I D Lyburn; F D Spears; B Riley

doi:10.1007/BF01709744

An unusual case of Ecstasy poisoning

Intensive Care Med. 1996 Jul;22(7):670-1. doi: 10.1007/BF01709744.

Authors

A P Hall¹, I D Lyburn, F D Spears, B Riley

Affiliation

¹ Adult Intensive Therapy Unit, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.

PMID: 8844232
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709744

Abstract

We describe a case of poisoning with 3,4-methylenedioxymet-amphetamine Ecstasy that presented with all the features suggestive of a fatal outcome, including a creatinine phosphokinase level markedly higher than any previously reported. The patient, a paraplegic, was treated with dantrolene and made a full recovery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Creatine Kinase / blood
Dantrolene / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Muscle Relaxants, Central / therapeutic use
N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / poisoning*
Paraplegia / complications
Poisoning / blood
Poisoning / drug therapy
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / chemically induced
Status Epilepticus / chemically induced

Substances

Muscle Relaxants, Central
Creatine Kinase
Dantrolene
N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine