Khawaja Kamal Nasir, Ayaz Bin Zafar, Faraz Mansoor, Sadia Mushtaq, Jawad Ahmad, Imran Muhammad Khan.
Malignant Hyperthermia
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan 2004;14(1):39-40.
Department of Anaesthesia, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad

Malignant hyperthermia refers to covert myopathies, which do not affect the individual during daily life activities, but may lead to life-threatening tachycardia, rigor, labile blood pressure and most importantly high-grade temperature when exposed to general anaesthesia. This conditions is mimicked by thyroid storm, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, phaeochromocytoma and sepsis. We present a presumptive case of malignant hyperthermia.

Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Malignant Hyperthermia. Myopathy. Drug Toxicity.

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