Abstract
A case of full-blown, lethal MDMA intoxication, owing to abuse of ecstasy is described. The increasing popularity of ecstasy among young, otherwise healthy, people prompts health care providers to recognise better the symptoms of systemic intoxication in order to initiate early treatment, such as rehydration, cooling in cases of hyperthermia, seizure treatment, correction of cardiac arrhythmia, and metabolic and electrolyte abnormalities.
| Translated title of the contribution | Fatal ecstasy intoxication |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 163 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2253-5 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Apr 2001 |