[Death caused by designer drugs].
OBJECTIVE
To draw pediatrician's attention to the risks of the use of designer drugs among adolescents and to review the problem.


METHODS
We report the case of a 15-year-old girl admitted for seizures, who rapidly developed acute liver failure and died. Clinical and pathological details are reviewed.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of designer drugs has increased considerably amongst Spanish adolescents and has been related to deaths in young adults with a variety of symptoms. Differential diagnosis should be made with the adverse effects of recreational drugs when clinical symptoms are confusing and in any unexplained deaths. Information on the effects of designer drugs should be disseminated among the population.
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Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario de Tarragona Juan XXIII. Tarragona. xallue@hjxxiii.scs.es
Sirvent
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Olivé
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Cardona
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Carretero
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Moralejo
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D015198:Designer Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
D015198:Designer Drugs