Hyperthermia caused by drug interactions and adverse reactions

Mary S Paden; Lucy Franjic; S Eliza Halcomb

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.003

Hyperthermia caused by drug interactions and adverse reactions

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2013 Nov;31(4):1035-44. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.003. Epub 2013 Sep 13.

Authors

Mary S Paden¹, Lucy Franjic, S Eliza Halcomb

Affiliation

¹ Division of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid, Box 8072, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.

PMID: 24176477
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.003

Abstract

Drug-induced hyperthermic syndromes are similar to heat illness. The purpose of this article is to discuss the drugs associated with the development of these syndromes and to review their pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management.

Keywords: Drug-induced heat illness; Malignant hyperthermia; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; Serotonin syndrome.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
Humans
Malignant Hyperthermia / etiology*
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / etiology*
Risk Factors
Serotonin Agents / adverse effects*
Serotonin Syndrome / etiology*

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents
Serotonin Agents