Upper airway compromise in acute chlorpromazine ingestion

Sue A. Russell; Halim M. Hennes; Kathleen J. Herson; Ernest S. Stremski

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Upper airway compromise in acute chlorpromazine ingestion

Sue A. Russell, Halim M. Hennes, Kathleen J. Herson, Ernest S. Stremski

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Abstract

A 16-year-old boy developed symptoms of acute upper airway compromise after chlorpromazine ingestion. The patient took six 100-mg Thorazine tablets 'to help him sleep.' Laryngeal-pharyngeal dystonia is a life-threatening form of dystonic reaction that is dose-dependent. In children, acute upper airway compromise should raise the suspicion of exposure to phenothiazines.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	467-468
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	14
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90154-0
State	Published - 1996

Keywords

Airway compromise
chlorpromazine ingestion

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Emergency Medicine

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