Hydroxyzine-Induced Supraventricular Tachycardia in a Nine-year-old Child

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 90-92

  Wong, A R ^a   Rasool, Aida Hanum Ghulam ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b Department of Pharmacology ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antihistamine; Drug complication; Hydroxyzine; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ATAVAN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHORESIS; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRURITUS; PULSE RATE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYDROXYZINE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 1842712447     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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