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| ADR REPORT |
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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 56
| Issue : 1 | Page : 42-43 |
Atropine-induced rhabdomyolysis: An uncommon and potentially fatal adverse drug reaction
S Akhtar1, MK Rai2, TK Dutta2, DKS Subrahmanyam2, C Adithan1
1 Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry - 605 006, India
2 Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry - 605 006, India
Correspondence Address:
S Akhtar
Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry - 605 006
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.62423
A 25 year old woman received daily injection of 0.6 mg atropine for seven days by the intra-venous route. In addition to fever, incomprehensible speech and alteration of sensorium she developed albuminuria, hemoglobinuria and myoglobinuria. A diagnosis of atropine-induced rhabdomyolysis was made on the basis of clinical presentations and investigations. Although, datura poisoning and intoxication with wild mushrooms are known to result in rhabdomyolysis, this can be considered to be the first case of atropine-induced rhabdomyolysis and myoglobinuria.
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