Rhabdomyolysis after infection and taking a cold medicine in a patient who was susceptible to malignant hyperthermia

Internal Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-173

  Kasamatsu, Yoshihiro ^a   Osada, Mayuko ^a   Ashida, Kyoko ^a   Azukari, Kanako ^a   Yoshioka, Keiji ^a   Ohsawa, Akira ^a  

^a MATSUSHITA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caffeine halothane contracture test; Dantrolene sodium; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CAFFEINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; HALOTHANE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031779741     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.37.169     Document Type: Article

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