Article Text
Acute paediatrics
Pulmonary oedema caused by “liquid ecstasy” ingestion
Abstract
In this case report we describe the first recorded case of alveolar gas exchange impairment caused by “liquid ecstasy” ingestion, and perhaps inhalation, by a 4 year old child. The pulmonary gas diffusion disturbance was sufficiently prolonged to raise the suspicion of a direct toxic effect on the alveolar–capillary membrane.
- gamma butyrolactone intoxication
- coma
- respiratory failure
- pulmonary oedema
- ecstasy
- CNS, central nervous system
- GBL, gamma butyrolactone
- GHB, gamma hydroxybutyrate
- PICU, paediatric intensive care unit