Death from a possible anaphylactic reaction to ecstasy
by
Sauvageau A.
Lab de Sciences Judiciares at de Medecine Legale,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
a.sauvageau@msp.gouv.qc.ca
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2008 Feb;46(2):156.

ABSTRACT

Ecstasy (3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA) is a recreational drug widely used among young people in discos or rave parties (1,2). MDMA is taken because it gives a feeling of euphoria, enhances energy and sociability, and heightens sensations and sexual arousal. However, several side effects have been described: headache, nausea, anorexia, xerostomia, insomnia, myalgia, trismus, and bruxism (2,3). More serious complications have also been reported, sometimes even leading to death: hyperthermia, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, liver failure, and water intoxication (2,3). We report the unusual case of a death due to an apparent allergic reaction following ecstasy ingestion.

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