Hyperpyrexia following psychotropic drug overdose
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- 1 November 1985
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 40 (11) , 1097-1099
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1985.tb10609.x
Abstract
A case of overdose of tricyclic antidepressants associated with severe pyrexia is reported in a patient taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and its management described. The similarities to and differences from the malignant hyperpyrexia syndrome are discussed.Keywords
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