A Rare Case of Loperamide-Induced Cardiac Arrest

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: A Rare Case of Loperamide-Induced Cardiac Arrest
المؤلفون: Sowjanya Kapaganti, Mohab Hassib, Richard Saba, Shahryar Anwar Ansari, Ahmed Elkhouly
المصدر: Cureus
بيانات النشر: Cureus, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
مصطلحات موضوعية: Loperamide, loperamide, Cardiology, qtc prolongation, Boxed warning, Torsades de pointes, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, opioid abuse, Euphoriant, Sudden death, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal Medicine, Medicine, Pain Management, Depression (differential diagnoses), ventricular arrhythmia, Cardiotoxicity, business.industry, General Engineering, medicine.disease, Diarrhea, Anesthesia, medicine.symptom, business, arrhythmias, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, medicine.drug
الوصف: Loperamide (Imodium) is an opioid receptor agonist available over-the-counter and can be used for the treatment of diarrhea. When ingested in excessive doses, loperamide can penetrate the blood-brain barrier and is reported to produce euphoria, depression of the central nervous system, and cardiotoxicity. It may also be used for its euphoric effects and potentially to alleviate opioid withdrawal. Loperamide has a US boxed warning for torsades de pointes and sudden death. Loperamide has been reported to cause torsades de pointes, cardiac arrest, and death when higher than the recommended dosage is consumed. We report a rare case of ventricular arrhythmia provoked by accidental ingestion of loperamide to treat simple diarrhea.
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2168-8184
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e2ad4b742d34cb5c5c9e8492d43da578
http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7449639
Rights: OPEN
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....e2ad4b742d34cb5c5c9e8492d43da578
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE