Upper airway obstruction resulting from an antiemetic.
Stridor and stertor can both be the cause of medical and surgical emergencies. The management of these conditions is largely dependent upon the underlying aetiology. This case report describes dystonia following prochlorperazine resulting in stridor and stertor.
Barclay
G A
GA
Department of Otolaryngology, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, Merseyside, UK.
Giridharan
W
W
Guntis
E
E
Karagama
Y
Y
Williams
R S
RS
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011346:Prochlorperazine / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000932:Antiemetics; D011346:Prochlorperazine