Cardiomyopathy induced by phenylpropanolamine.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 14-year-old girl had evidence of an acute cardiomyopathy after a minimal overdose of phenylpropanolamine. She had myocardial dysfunction, ventricular dysrhythmia, and secondary pulmonary edema without any associated systemic hypertension. The cardiomyopathy resolved after several days.
Medical subject headings
- Brompheniramine
- Cardiomyopathies
- Histamine H1 Antagonists
- Phenylephrine
- Phenylpropanolamine