A Case of Ecstasy-Induced Acute Hepatic Injury

The recreational use of a drug such as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as "ecstasy," may be associated with significant side effects. Although liver failure with ecstasy is rare, the use of the drug should be investigated in all patients with severe hepatitis of unknow...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Nava R, Sharma, Bharosa, Lamichhane, Saral, Pokhrel, Madalasa, Gautam, Sudarshan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9671195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36407170
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30377
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author Sharma, Nava R
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Gautam, Sudarshan
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description The recreational use of a drug such as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as "ecstasy," may be associated with significant side effects. Although liver failure with ecstasy is rare, the use of the drug should be investigated in all patients with severe hepatitis of unknown origin. Early diagnosis and intervention can prevent patients from ending up in liver transplantation. Here, we present a case of a 27-year-old female who developed acute liver injury secondary to recreational intoxication with ecstasy.
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spelling pubmed-96711952022-11-18 A Case of Ecstasy-Induced Acute Hepatic Injury Sharma, Nava R Sharma, Bharosa Lamichhane, Saral Pokhrel, Madalasa Gautam, Sudarshan Cureus Emergency Medicine The recreational use of a drug such as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as "ecstasy," may be associated with significant side effects. Although liver failure with ecstasy is rare, the use of the drug should be investigated in all patients with severe hepatitis of unknown origin. Early diagnosis and intervention can prevent patients from ending up in liver transplantation. Here, we present a case of a 27-year-old female who developed acute liver injury secondary to recreational intoxication with ecstasy. Cureus 2022-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC9671195/ /pubmed/36407170 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30377 Text en Copyright © 2022, Sharma et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Sharma, Nava R
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