Side effects of diazoxide.
Diazoxide given for hypertensive crises caused severe complications in two patients. Hypotension, anginal syndrome, cerebral ischemia, and right hemiplegia developed in one patient, and myocardial infarction in the other.
D000208:Acute Disease; D003981:Diazoxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*
D003981:Diazoxide