Accidental ingestion of Ecstasy by a toddler: unusual cause for convulsion in a febrile child.
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Accidental ingestion of Ecstasy by a toddler: unusual cause for convulsion in a febrile child.
The case is reported of a toddler who presented with an apparent febrile convulsion. The final diagnosis was that of accidental ingestion of Ecstasy. The child made an uneventful recovery. Ecstasy toxicity should be added to the list of differential diagnoses in a child presenting with fever and an unexplained seizure.
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.14.3.183