Malignant hyperthermia is an hypermetabolic syndrome in which the intracellular calcium receptors are altered. Patients who present compatible symptoms with this symdrome are genetically predisposed. Many of the cases have been described in the surgical area, due to the use of anesthesic drugs and neurom...
Resumen Introducción: El síndrome de hipertermia maligna es un trastorno farmacogenético del músculo esquelético de carácter hereditario, que se caracteriza por un estado hipermetabólico relacionado con la exposición a anestésicos inhalatorios o relajantes musculares despolarizantes. Se trata d...
ABSTRACT Objective: To report on a case of malignant hyperthermia in a child after a magnetic resonance imaging of the skull was performed using sevoflurane anesthesia. Case description: A 3-year-old boy admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit after presenting clinical and laboratory findings c...
