Can previously injected botulinum toxin cause paradoxical masseter muscle rigidity after administration of a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent?

Can J Anaesth. 2024 Feb;71(2):294-295. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02629-6. Epub 2023 Oct 18.

Authors

Ji Yung Lee¹, Kwon Hui Seo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. julianakh@hanmail.net.

PMID: 37853281
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-023-02629-6

No abstract available

Keywords: botulinum toxin; neuromuscular nondepolarizing agents; trismus.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Botulinum Toxins*
Humans
Injections
Injections, Intramuscular
Masseter Muscle
Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents*

Substances

Botulinum Toxins
Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents