PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pittman, J A
AU  - Pounsford, J C
TI  - Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and Ecstasy abuse.
AID  - 10.1136/emj.14.5.335
DP  - 1997 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine
PG  - 335--336
VI  - 14
IP  - 5
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/14/5/335.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/14/5/335.full
SO  - Arch Emerg Med1997 Sep 01; 14
AB  - Ecstasy is an illegal recreationally used drug. A case of a young woman who had taken this drug and was found to have a spontaneous pneumomediastinum is reported. The association of spontaneous pneumomediastinum with drug abuse is discussed. The possible mechanism for this complication of Ecstasy, which has not been previously reported, is discussed.