An unusual case of malignant hyperpyrexia. First reported case in a South African negro.
A case of malignant hyperpyrexia with unusual features in a South African negro child is described. The diagnosis was confirmed by the clinical presentation and laboratory investigations. Aspects of treatment and subsequent successful anaesthetic management are discussed.
D001741:Black or African American; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D044383:Black People; D001831:Body Temperature; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D006221:Halothane / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D007223:Infant; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000201:enzymology / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D013019:South Africa; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000009:adverse effects
D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D013390:Succinylcholine; D006221:Halothane