Intoxicación severa por 3,4-metilendioximetanfetamina (MDMA). Reporte de caso

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53732/rccsalud/2024.e6210

Palabras clave:

N-Metil-3,4-metilenodioxianfetamina, simpaticomiméticos, intoxicación, serotoninérgicos

Resumen

La intoxicación por 3,4-metilendioximetanfetamina (MDMA), ha tenido un dramático resurgimiento desde 1980, se ha extendido por gran parte de los Estados Unidos, Europa y América, ha sido ampliamente utilizada como drogas con fines recreativos, actualmente Las catinonas sintéticas se venden como "euforizantes legales" para eludir las leyes existentes, lo que resulta en toxicidad grave y muertes. Presentamos un caso clínico de un adulto joven, quien debuto con intoxicación aguda severa MDMA, con falla multiorgánica, el cual se realizó atención y manejo agudo de la intoxicación en el servicio de urgencias, con posterior manejo de complicaciones en la unidad de cuidados intensivo y finalmente con sobrevida a pesar del mal pronóstico.

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2024-04-11

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Cetina Estepa JE, Cubillos Rojas JD, Orjuela Salazar L, Serrano Giraldo J, Camargo Arenas JF, Casas O. Intoxicación severa por 3,4-metilendioximetanfetamina (MDMA). Reporte de caso. Rev. cient. cienc. salud [Internet]. 11 de abril de 2024 [citado 21 de diciembre de 2024];6:01-1. Disponible en: https://upacifico.edu.py:8043/index.php/PublicacionesUP_Salud/article/view/501