Malignant hyperthermia. An allergic reaction to thioridazine therapy
- 1 May 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 138 (5) , 800-801
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.138.5.800
Abstract
A case of allergic rash associated with malignant hyperthermia (body temperature of 41.degree. C) occurred in a patient who was taking 400 mg of thioridazine hydrochloride (Mellaril) daily for 2 days. The condition responded well to supportive measures and immediate discontinuation of the drug use.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit: