title: Ecstasy pimples - a new facial dermatosis.
abstract: Ecstasy (XTC) has become a popular drug in the rave, dance and techno scene. Several severe disorders due to drug addiction have been described but no dermatological symptoms. We report on 2 patients (20-year-old female, 21-year-old male) with medical problems after taking XTC. Both developed a facial rash with reddish pimples after oral intake of XTC. The distribution resembled either periorificial dermatosis or acneiform rash without white- or blackheads. The lesions cleared without specific treatment. We suggest that XTC pimples represent an acneiform dermatosis in young people taking designer drugs. Though the dermatosis itself seems to be mild, it may be a cutaneous marker for drug abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany. uwol@derma.uni-jena.de
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wollina
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kammler
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hesselbarth
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mock
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bosseckert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D006213:Hallucinogens; D018817:N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine