Serotonin syndrome associated with MDPV use: a case report
| Autor: | Josh Mugele, Laura M. Tormoehlen, Kristine A. Nañagas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Serotonin Syndrome Pyrrolidines business.industry medicine.drug_class Ecstasy Poison control Methamphetamine Cyproheptadine Synthetic Cathinone Serotonin syndrome Fentanyl Designer Drugs Designer drug Anesthesia Emergency Medicine medicine Humans Female Benzodioxoles medicine.symptom business Amphetamine medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Annals of emergency medicine. 60(1) |
| ISSN: | 1097-6760 |
| Popis: | Serotonin syndrome is associated with use of certain street drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine, and ecstasy. We describe a case of a woman who developed clinical findings consistent with serotonin syndrome after insufflation of 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), a synthetic amphetamine. MDPV belongs to a group of substances called phenylethylamines, which are β-ketone analogs of other drugs of abuse, such as amphetamines and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine. She also received fentanyl initially during her hospitalization, which has also been associated with serotonin syndrome. In addition to benzodiazepines and supportive care, she was treated with cyproheptadine for 8 days, with slow resolution of her symptoms. |
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