title: Dofetilide induced trigeminal neuralgia.
abstract: Anti-arrhythmic medications are uncommonly used due to their pro-arrhythmic effect. However, just like any other class of medication, they can cause idiosyncratic reactions that may or may not be related to their mechanism of action. Those reactions can be severe enough to warrant discontinuation of a successful therapeutic intervention. In this case, we present a case of trigeminal neuralgia caused by dofetilide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
authors.forename: Hayan Al
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Maluli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D010627:Phenethylamines; D013449:Sulfonamides; C063533:dofetilide
keywords: Adverse effects; dofetilide; trigeminal neuralgia