Serotonin syndrome with severe hyperthermia after ingestion of tranylcypromine combined with serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tyramine-rich food in a case of suicide

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 284-285

  Degner, D ^a   Porzig, J ^a   Ruther E ^a   Von Lewinski, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE PLUS TRIFLUOPERAZINE; TYRAMINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEESE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INGESTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RED WINE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SUICIDE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TYRAMINE;

EID: 78049422438     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: 14390795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1263176     Document Type: Letter

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