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

Intensive Care Med. 1996 Sep;22(9):995-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02044131.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / chemically induced*
  • Adolescent
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / chemically induced*
  • Dantrolene / therapeutic use
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fever / chemically induced*
  • Fever / drug therapy
  • Hallucinogens / poisoning*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle Relaxants, Central / therapeutic use
  • N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / poisoning*
  • Rhabdomyolysis / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Hallucinogens
  • Muscle Relaxants, Central
  • Dantrolene
  • N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine