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Schroeder, Ann Sophie, Andresen-Streichert, Hilke and Anders, Sven (2019). Swollen Lips After a Night of Partying-An Allergic Reaction to Ecstasy? J. Forensic Sci., 64 (4). S. 1281 - 1283. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1556-4029

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Abstract

Ecstasy (MDMA) is a mood-lifting drug with numerous somatic side effects, for example, dehydration or continuous chewing and biting. We describe the case of a young woman who underwent a forensic medical examination for suspected sexual assault. She claimed to have suffered from a memory lapse, and she had a painful swelling of her lips with a plaque-like coating on her lips and buccal mucosa. The attending physician suspected that these findings might have been caused by strong sucking pressure on her lips within the context of a sexual assault. A toxicological examination of a blood specimen verified that she had been under the influence of an extremely high dose of ecstasy (1.456 mg/L MDMA and 0.0213 mg/L MDA). Pursuant to the forensic medical assessment, the described findings on her lips, and buccal mucosa were interpreted as an allergic and mechanical reaction (through continuous chewing and biting) to ecstasy.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schroeder, Ann Sophie UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Andresen-Streichert, Hilke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Anders, Sven UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-136415
DOI:	10.1111/1556-4029.13999
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Forensic Sci.
Volume:	64
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 1281 - 1283
Date:	2019
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1556-4029
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MDMA Multiple languages Medicine, Legal Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13641