title: Marijuana and hyperthermia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Animal and human laboratory studies suggest marijuana may cause hyperthermia. However, there are no clinical case reports of life-threatening hyperthermia associated with use of marijuana alone.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a patient who developed severe hyperthermia after smoking a marijuana cigarette and jogging on a warm day. He presented with delirium; hot, red, dry skin; and a rectal temperature of 41.7 degrees C. Historical and laboratory data indicated he had used cannabinoids and no other drugs. This is the first report of life-threatening hyperthermia temporally associated with use of marijuana alone.
authors.affiliation: Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA, USA
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Bey
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ruschke
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Benowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*