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Tachyarrythmias with elevated cardiac enzymes in Münchausen syndrome.
Tachyarrythmias with elevated cardiac enzymes in Münchausen syndrome.
- Source :
-
Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society [Clin Auton Res] 2010 Aug; Vol. 20 (4), pp. 259-61. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Apr 28. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- We report the case of a woman with Münchausen syndrome who surreptitiously injected epinephrine causing recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias accompanied by dramatically high plasma levels of epinephrine and normal norepinephrine levels.
- Subjects :
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms blood
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Epinephrine administration & dosage
Epinephrine adverse effects
Epinephrine blood
Female
Humans
Norepinephrine blood
Pheochromocytoma blood
Heart Diseases enzymology
Munchausen Syndrome diagnosis
Tachycardia, Ventricular diagnosis
Tachycardia, Ventricular enzymology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1619-1560
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20424883
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-010-0066-6