SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM AND ECSTASY ABUSE

Authors
PITTMAN JAL POUNSFORD JC
Citation
Jal. Pittman et Jc. Pounsford, SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM AND ECSTASY ABUSE, Journal of accident & emergency medicine, 14(5), 1997, pp. 335-336
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Journal of accident & emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
13510622
Volume
14
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
335 - 336
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-0622(1997)14:5<335:SPAEA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Ecstasy is an illegal recreationally used drug. A case of a young woma n who had taken this drug and was found to have a spontaneous pneumome diastinum is reported. The association of spontaneous pneumomediastinu m with drug abuse is discussed. The possible mechanism for this compli cation of Ecstasy, which has not been previously reported, is discusse d.