title: [Drug-fever due to ajmaline (Tachmalin)].
abstract: A report is given on a patient in whom during treatment and prophylactic measures of paroxysmal tachycardias after intravenous application of ajmalin large attacks of fever with chills developed. The oral application evoked subfebrile temperatures and weakness. The drug-fever which was to be ascertained by exposition and omitting experiments was falsely explained for many years.
mesh_terms: D000404:Ajmaline / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000485:Allergens; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology; D005334:Fever / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006241:Haptens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012768:Shivering; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D006241:Haptens; D000404:Ajmaline
vernacular_title: Arzneimittelfieber durch Ajmalin (Tachmalin)