title: Malignant hyperthermia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad.
authors.forename: Khawaja Kamal
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Nasir
authors.forename: Ayaz-bin
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: Faraz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mansoor
authors.forename: Sadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mushtaq
authors.forename: Jawad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Imran Muhammad
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy