The serotonin syndrome as a result of mephedrone toxicity.
A 22-year-old male presented to an emergency department by ambulance. His clinical picture included tachycardia, diaphoresis, hypertonia, hyper-reflexia and clonus. The patient became hyperthermic and deteriorated over the next hour. The principal substance ingested was mephedrone and appropriate treatment for the serotonin syndrome resulted in a sustained recovery over 15 h.
School of Medicine, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland. g.garrett2@nuigalway.ie
Gerard
G
Garrett
Michael
M
Sweeney
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000633:toxicity; D020230:Serotonin Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008694:Methamphetamine; C548233:mephedrone