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Clara B Novotny1, Sarah Irvin1, Eduardo D Espiridion2
1Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
Abstract:
Inhalants are often abused due to their ability to acutely induce feelings of euphoria. Difluoroethane is a toxic lipophilic hydrocarbon that crosses the blood-brain barrier and inhibits the central nervous system. Studies have shown the cardiac, renal, and respiratory effects it has when abused; however, our literature review yielded no previous report of acute psychosis after difluoroethane inhalation. In order to prevent poor outcomes by missed diagnosis, we present a case of difluoroethane-induced acute psychosis.
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