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Malignant hyperthermia of anesthesia
rareA pharmacogenetic disorder of skeletal muscle that presents as a hypermetabolic response to potent volatile anesthetic gasses such as halothane, sevoflurane, desflurane and the depolarizing muscle relaxant succinylcholine, and rarely, to stresses such as vigorous exercise and heat.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0018493 Orphanet:423
- Also known as
- anaesthesia related hyperthermia · hyperthermia of anaesthesia · hyperthermia of anesthesia · malignant hyperpyrexia · malignant hyperpyrexia due to anaesthesia
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