Andrew Walubo

Fatal multi-organ failure after suicidal overdose with MDMA, `Ecstasy': case report and review of the literature

Human & Experimental Toxicology February 1, 1999 Andrew Walubo, Donna Seger 73 citations

A 53-year-old prisoner died of multiorgan failure after a suicidal overdose with 3,4-methylenedeoxymethamphe-tamine (MDMA, `Ecstasy'). Twelve hours after ingestion of MDMA, the patient became severely hyperthermic (107.2°F) with evidence of rhabdomyolysis. He subsequently developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) and acute renal failure....