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Severe Hyperpyrexia Due to Tranylcypromine-Amphetamine Toxicity
- ISTVÁN KRISKÓ, M.D.;
- EDMUND LEWIS, M.D.; and
- JOSEPH E. JOHNSON III, M.D., F.A.C.P.
- Requests for reprints should be addressed to István Kriskó, M.D., The Rockefeller University, New York, N. Y. 10021
SUMMARY
Within hours after the ingestion of 10 mg tranylcypromine plus a capsule containing dextroamphetamine and amobarbital, a 41-year-old woman developed progressive agitation, hyperkinesis, fever (temperature to 109.4 F), coma, opisthotonus, and convulsions. The temperature, which was above 109 F for 30 min, was rapidly lowered by total immersion in an ice bath. With additional supportive measures the patient was responsive in 24 hr, and in 36 hr she was completely oriented. She was discharged without significant residua 20 days later. "Drug fever" of this magnitude resulting from the simultaneous ingestion of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor, tranylcypromine, and dextroamphetamine has not been reported previously.
Article and Author Information
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From the Department of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
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This study was supported in part by grant PRS-31, the American Cancer Society, New York, N. Y.; and by a contract with the Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D. C.
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- Received July 15, 1968.
- Accepted November 15, 1968.
