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Marijuana and hyperthermia
F G Walter1, T A Bey, D S Ruschke
1Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA, USA
Journal of Toxicology. Clinical Toxicology
|January 1, 1996
Abstract
Background:
Animal and human laboratory studies suggest marijuana may cause hyperthermia. However, there are no clinical case reports of life-threatening hyperthermia associated with use of marijuana alone.
Case Report:
We report a patient who developed severe hyperthermia after smoking a marijuana cigarette and jogging on a warm day. He presented with delirium; hot, red, dry skin; and a rectal temperature of 41.7 degrees C. Historical and laboratory data indicated he had used cannabinoids and no other drugs. This is the first report of life-threatening hyperthermia temporally associated with use of marijuana alone.