Drug-induced hyperpyrexia. A case report.

J King; P S Barnett; M C Kew

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Drug-induced hyperpyrexia. A case report.

J King·P S Barnett·M C Kew

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A patient who developed hyperpyrexia and heat stroke after taking overdoses of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, benzodiazepines and a beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent is described. The possible mechanisms involved in drug-induced hyperpyrexia are briefly discussed.

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J King, P S Barnett, M C Kew. 1979-08-04. Drug-induced hyperpyrexia. A case report.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/550464/

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