Ozge Ecmel Onur

Ecstasy-induced recurrent toxic hepatitis in a young adult.

Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental June 2008 Ozlem Guneysel, Ozge Ecmel Onur, Haldun Akoglu et al.

The drug 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), otherwise known as "ecstasy," is a synthetic amphetamine that produces euphoria, increases sociability and energy, and is often used as a "weekend" recreational drug by young adults. A 23-year-old male (height, 184 cm; weight, 68 kg) presented to the emergency department of Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, with jaundice and nausea...