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Oral Phenytoin Toxicity Causing Sinus Arrest: A Case Report

Authors :
Thimmisetty, Ravi K.
Gorthi, Janardhana Rao
Abu Hazeem, Mahmoud
Source :
Case Reports in Cardiology.
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014.

Abstract

We present a case of sinus node arrest leading to symptomatic junctional bradycardia from oral phenytoin toxicity, which is a rare presentation. Our patient had no prior cardiac history and was on phenytoin therapy for seizure disorder. Although bradycardia is more commonly associated with intravenous phenytoin and there were few case reports of bradycardia with oral phenytoin reported, the literature is limited. In this case report, we also reviewed the pathophysiology of phenytoin-induced cardiac toxicity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906404
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Case Reports in Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.hindawi.publ..0dc20c6b7f56505b61c157e96129ec5c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/851767