MDMA("Ecstasy") abuse leading to delayed onset rhabdomyolysis: A case report and literature review

Swotantra Gautam; Aakash Neupane; Ivonne De La Hoz Molina; Jhonny Bonilla Villarreal; Weiying Li; Tasnuva Anindita H Mahmud

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9429

MDMA("Ecstasy") abuse leading to delayed onset rhabdomyolysis: A case report and literature review

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Sep 8;12(9):e9429. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9429. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Authors

Swotantra Gautam¹, Aakash Neupane², Ivonne De La Hoz Molina¹, Jhonny Bonilla Villarreal¹, Weiying Li¹, Tasnuva Anindita H Mahmud³

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Advent Health Orlando Florida USA.
² B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan Nepal.
³ Advent Health Orlando Florida USA.

Abstract

MDMA and cocaine can result in acute onset rhabdomyolysis. However, delayed onset rhabdomyolysis and its pathophysiology is of concern Early therapeutic intervention improves prognosis. Such cases should be promptly referred and managed in centers equipped with critical care and renal replacement therapy.

Keywords: AKI; MDMA; creatine kinase; rhabdomyolysis.

Publication types

Case Reports