Malignant hyperthermia.
Malignant hyperthermia refers to covert myopathies, which do not affect the individual during daily life activities, but may lead to life-threatening tachycardia, rigor, labile blood pressure and most importantly high-grade temperature when exposed to general anaesthesia. This conditions is mimicked by thyroid storm, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, phaeochromocytoma and sepsis. We present a presumptive case of malignant hyperthermia.
Nasir
Khawaja Kamal
KK
Department of Anaesthesia, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.
Zafar
Ayaz-bin
AB
Mansoor
Faraz
F
Mushtaq
Sadia
S
Ahmad
Jawad
J
Khan
Imran Muhammad
IM
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy