Hepatocellular damage following amphetamine intoxication

Authors

Alison L. Jones, University of WollongongFollow
D R. Jarvie, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
G Mcdermid, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh
A T. Proudfoot, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh

RIS ID

62472

Publication Details

Jones, A. L., Jarvie, D. R., Mcdermid, G. & Proudfoot, A. T. (1994). Hepatocellular damage following amphetamine intoxication. Clinical Toxicology, 32 (4), 435-444.

Abstract

We report two cases of hepatocellular damage after ingestion of amphetamine in one case and both amphetamine and methylenedioxyamphetamine in another case, and postulate possible mechanisms responsible for this.