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Suspected malignant hyperthermia in a child with laminin alpha2 (merosin) deficiency in the absence of a triggering agent.
Paediatric anaesthesia - 1 Apr 2006
Shukry Mohanad, Guruli Zurab V, Ramadhyani Usha
Abstract excerpt
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an inherited disorder of the skeletal muscles that can be triggered by many anesthetic agents. MH has different presentations and manifestations that makes it difficult to diagnose. Patients with laminin alpha2 deficiency have never been reported to be susceptible to MH. We present a suspected MH episode in the absence of classic triggering agents in a 7-year-old boy with laminin...
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