Hyperthermia associated with 3,4-methylenedioxyethamphetamine ('Eve').

Abstract

A patient was admitted with hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, rhabdomyolysis and disseminated intravascular coagulation. He was initially thought to have taken 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'Ecstasy'), but subsequent toxicology revealed the presence of 3,4-methylenedioxyethamphetamine (MDEA, 'Eve'), its sister drug, in his blood. Subsequent in vitro testing for malignant hyperthermia proved to be negative.

• Authors: B Tehan, R Hardern, A Bodenham
• Journal: Anaesthesia (Anaesthesia) Vol. 48 Issue 6 Pg. 507-10 (Jun 1993) ISSN: 0003-2409 [Print] England
• PMID: 8322992 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Designer Drugs
• 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine
• 3,4-methylenedioxyethamphetamine

Topics

• 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (analogs & derivatives, poisoning)
• Adult
• Designer Drugs (poisoning)
• Fever (chemically induced)
• Humans
• Male
• Poisoning (therapy)
• Substance-Related Disorders