@article{ref1,
title="Swollen lips after a night of partying-an allergic reaction to ecstasy?",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2019",
author="Schröder, Ann Sophie and Andresen-Streichert, Hilke and Anders, Sven",
volume="64",
number="4",
pages="1281-1282",
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.<br><br>© 2019 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/1556-4029.13999",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13999"
}