GASOLINE VAPORS INDUCE SEVERE RHABDOMYOLYSIS

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ANETSEDER, M [1 ]
HARTUNG, E [1 ]
KLEPPER, S [1 ]
REICHMANN, H [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WURZBURG,DEPT NEUROL,D-97080 WURZBURG,GERMANY
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10.1212/WNL.44.12.2393
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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A young patient developed rhabdomyolysis after accidentally inhaling gasoline vapors. Although there had been no preexistent myopathy, the caffeine and halothane contracture test classified the patient as being malignant hyperthermia-susceptible (MHS). Abnormal contractures also occurred after exposure of muscle bundles to benzine (at 0.01%); in four control tests, benzine-induced contractures (at 0.1%) could be elicited in MHS, but not in normal, muscles. The complex composition of benzine seems to contain potentially hazardous agents that trigger MH.
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