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Review
. 2013 Nov;31(4):1035-44.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2013.07.003. Epub 2013 Sep 13.

Hyperthermia caused by drug interactions and adverse reactions

Mary S Paden  1 , Lucy Franjic, S Eliza Halcomb
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Hyperthermia caused by drug interactions and adverse reactions

Mary S Paden et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2013 Nov.

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.

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