Fatal poisoning by MDMA (ecstasy) and MDEA: a case report.

Abstract

The first observation of lethal recreational use of MDMA (ecstasy) and MDEA in Italy is reported, together with extensive toxicological and histopathological documentation. Findings such as disseminated intravascular coagulation, rarely reported before, are colocated in the framework of the toxic syndrome for a better definition of criteria for forensic diagnosis.

• Authors: V Fineschi, A Masti
• Journal: International journal of legal medicine (Int J Legal Med) Vol. 108 Issue 5 Pg. 272-5 ( 1996) ISSN: 0937-9827 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 8721431 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Designer Drugs
• Hallucinogens
• 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine
• N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
• 3,4-methylenedioxyethamphetamine

Topics

• 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine (analogs & derivatives, pharmacokinetics, poisoning)
• Capillaries (pathology)
• Designer Drugs (pharmacokinetics, poisoning)
• Drug Overdose (blood, pathology)
• Fluorescent Antibody Technique
• Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
• Hallucinogens (pharmacokinetics, poisoning)
• Humans
• Kidney Tubules (pathology)
• Lung (blood supply)
• Myoglobinuria (blood, chemically induced, pathology)
• N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (pharmacokinetics, poisoning)
• Poisoning (blood, pathology)
• Pulmonary Embolism (blood, chemically induced, pathology)