title: Fatal lorcainide poisoning.
abstract: A case of lorcainide poisoning with fatal outcome is reported. A young girl of 15 ingested, without high lethality of intent, 2500 mg lorcainide, an antiarrhythmic agent. Bradycardia, shock, coma, and cerebral convulsions rapidly occurred. Despite immediate resuscitative measures with high doses of catecholamines and hypertonic sodium bicarbonate the patient died three hours later. The course of lorcainide poisoning was similar to that of other class Ic antiarrhythmic agents.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Kliniken Köln-Merheim, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Evers
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Büttner-Belz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D044482:Benzeneacetamides; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010880:Piperidines / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D044482:Benzeneacetamides; D010880:Piperidines; C015970:lorcainide