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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
Ingestion of even small amounts of MDMA ('ecstasy') by a small subset of the population may result in a potentially fatal clinical syndrome of severe hyperpyrexia, cardiovascular collapse, coagulopathy, rhabdomyolysis and multiple organ failure. Rapid and aggressive temperature control is of utmost importance in the management of these patients. We report a case of MDMA toxicity presenting with severe hyperpyrexia (43 degrees C) who survived after a rapid reduction in temperature to 36 degrees C within 60 minutes following active surface cooling, cooled (approximately 4 degrees C) intravenous solutions, urinary and gastric lavage solutions and replacement fluids for continuous veno-venous diafiltration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1441-2772
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
368-70
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
MDMA toxicity presenting with severe hyperpyrexia: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article