Malignant Hyperthermia with Muscle Rigidity -A case report-.
10.4097/kjae.1974.7.1.123
- Author:
Sung Yell KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Soon Chun Hyang Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Anesthesia;
Body Temperature;
Extremities;
Humans;
Hyperthermia, Induced;
Male;
Malignant Hyperthermia*;
Mortality;
Muscle Rigidity*;
Orthopedics;
Sodium;
Thiopental
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1974;7(1):123-127
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Malignant hyperthermia is a recently described syndrome with rapid progress and extreme rise in body temperature of unknown etiology and high mortality rate. A case is presented of a 16 year old healthy male patient in whom a minor orthopedic operation was performed under O2-N2O-halothane anesthesia with induction by pentothal sodium and succiny- lcholine. This was complicated by an abrupt high rise of body temperature and rigid extremities when the operation was almost completed. He died 3 hours after cessation of anesthesia without any effective response to active fever therapy. The clinical features and management of malignant hyperthernia are described and possible etiologic factors are discussed.
