Year: 1992
Type: article
Abstract: write: We report a case of acute renal failure secondary to ingestion of ecstasy (methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA).On the night before admission a 23 year old man had attended an "all night rave" and taken three tablets of ecstasy.Six hours later he was admitted unconscious after a convul- sion.On examination he was semiconscious with a temperature of40°C.He had a blood pressure of 120/60 mm Hg and a sinus tachycardia of 120 beats/min.Pupils were dilated and reacted sluggishly to light.Preliminary investigations revealed a haemoglobin concentration of 128 g/l, white cell count 8 8 x 10'/1, platelet count 19x 109/, blood urea
Source: BMJ
Authors: J. Stubbings, R. Sheehan-Dare, S. Walton
Institution: Leeds General Infirmary
Language: English
Subfield: Pharmacology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1968618977