Antihistamine-induced Rhabdomyolysis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1023-1026

  Khosla, Uday ^b   Ruel, Kelly S ^b   Hunt, Daniel P ^a  

^a BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antagonists; Diphenhydramine; Doxylamine; Histamine; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYLAMINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PHENCYCLIDINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TABLET; URINALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INTOXICATION;

ADULT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYLAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; OVERDOSE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0142165972     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000076461.67623.E4     Document Type: Article

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