title: Upper airway compromise in acute chlorpromazine ingestion.
abstract: A 16-year-old boy developed symptoms of acute upper airway compromise after chlorpromazine ingestion. The patient took six 100-mg Thorazine tablets "to help him sleep". Laryngeal-pharyngeal dystonia is a life-threatening form of dystonic reaction that is dose-dependent. In children, acute upper airway compromise should raise the suspicion of exposure to phenothiazines.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hennes
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Herson
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Stremski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000506:poisoning*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D062787:Drug Overdose; D006801:Humans; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002746:Chlorpromazine