Angioneurotic Edema Associated with Haloperidol
Joint Authors
Lee, Cathy
Worku Hassen, Getaw
Chirurgi, Roger
Kahlon, Samrina
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Angioneurotic edema is a life-threatening medical emergency that requires urgent diagnosis and treatment.
Haloperidol is in the butyrophenone class of antipsychotic medications.
Acute anaphylaxis to Haloperidol is very rare and no cases have been reported in literature.
Objective.
To report the association of life-threatening angioneurotic edema with intramuscular Haloperidol.
Case Report.
We present a case of an adult with no known allergies in whom angioneurotic edema with tongue swelling and protrusion developed after the administration of a single IM dose of Haloperidol.
Conclusion.
We propose angioneurotic edema in a rare side effect of Haloperidol.
The onset of the symptoms is abrupt, but it may take 12–36 hours to resolve completely.
Therefore patient should be monitored for 12–36 hrs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kahlon, Samrina& Lee, Cathy& Chirurgi, Roger& Worku Hassen, Getaw. 2012. Angioneurotic Edema Associated with Haloperidol. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kahlon, Samrina…[et al.]. Angioneurotic Edema Associated with Haloperidol. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kahlon, Samrina& Lee, Cathy& Chirurgi, Roger& Worku Hassen, Getaw. Angioneurotic Edema Associated with Haloperidol. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493658
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493658