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Acute renal failure due to accelerated hypertension following ingestion of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (‘ecstasy’)

Graham Woodrow, Patricia Harnden, J. H. Turney

Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation March 1, 1995 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/10.3.399 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Case study Case report Peer reviewed
Sample size 1
Population 21-year-old man
Intervention 3
Topics MDMA
Citations 35
Key findings The authors report that a 21-year-old man developed acute renal failure due to accelerated hypertension after ingesting ecstasy, suggesting that ecstasy can cause severe hypertension leading to kidney injury.

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G. Woodrow, P. Harnden, J. H. Turney; Acute renal failure due to accelerated hypertension following ingestion of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (‘ecstasy’),

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