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[Death caused by designer drugs]
X Allué1, J J Sirvent, R Olivé
1Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario de Tarragona Juan XXIII. Tarragona. xallue@hjxxiii.scs.es
Objective:
To draw pediatrician's attention to the risks of the use of designer drugs among adolescents and to review the problem.
Material And Methods:
We report the case of a 15-year-old girl admitted for seizures, who rapidly developed acute liver failure and died. Clinical and pathological details are reviewed.
Comment:
The use of designer drugs has increased considerably amongst Spanish adolescents and has been related to deaths in young adults with a variety of symptoms. Differential diagnosis should be made with the adverse effects of recreational drugs when clinical symptoms are confusing and in any unexplained deaths. Information on the effects of designer drugs should be disseminated among the population.