XTC-induced hepatitis.
An increasing number of severe complications associated with the use of XTC is being reported. After 11 earlier case reports we describe an acute hepatitis due to occasional use of XTC in a 25-year-old woman.
Oranje
W A
WA
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Maastricht, Netherlands.
von Pol
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P
vd Wurff
A
A
Zeijen
R N
RN
Stockbrügger
R W
RW
Arends
J W
JW
D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D015198:Designer Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000139:chemically induced*; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
D015198:Designer Drugs; D015104:3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine