Malignant hyperthermia in a child with sleep apnea.
Malignant hyperthermia is a syndrome characterized by a hypermetabolic state of skeletal muscle (1, 2). It is transmitted by genetic inheritance. The syndrome has frequently been associated with certain neuromuscular and other disorders (1, 3). A case of the syndrome occurring in a child with sleep apnea syndrome, an association not previously reported, is discussed here.
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000150:complications*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*