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Case Reports
. 1996 Sep;14(5):467-8.
doi: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90154-0.

Upper airway compromise in acute chlorpromazine ingestion

S A Russell  1 , H M Hennes, K J Herson, E S Stremski
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Case Reports

Upper airway compromise in acute chlorpromazine ingestion

S A Russell et al. Am J Emerg Med. 1996 Sep.

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.

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