Hypoglycemic coma due to disopyramide toxicity.
Disopyramide (Norpace) is a widely used, generally well tolerated antiarrhythmic agent. We have described an 82-year-old patient with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and renal insufficiency who had hypoglycemic coma and obstructive uropathy due to disopyramide therapy.
D000368:Aged; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications; D004206:Disopyramide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male
D004206:Disopyramide