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3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA): an important cause of acute hepatitis.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Nov 2006
Brncić Nada, Kraus Ivan, Visković Ivica, Mijandrusić-Sincić Brankica, Vlahović-Palcevski Vera
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: MDMA, i.e. 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("Ecstasy"), occasionally produces significant hepatotoxicity in humans. It is characterized by a wide range of variability in clinical expression, ranging from asymptomatic liver injury, as observed by altered liver function tests, to acute hepatic failure. Prognostic factors that may predict the outcome of this condition remain unknown. CASE REPORT: We...
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