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malignant hyperthermia

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Also known as anesthesia related hyperthermia, malignant hyperpyrexia due to anesthesia, Hyperthermia of anesthesia, Malignant Hyperthermia Syndrome, Malignant Hyperpyrexia, MH

genetic disease that is characterized by a drastic and uncontrolled increase in skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism, which overwhelms the body's capacity to supply oxygen, remove carbon dioxide, and regulate body temperature

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
disease
Image
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symptoms and signs
acidosis
NCI Thesaurus ID
C84869
health specialty
neurology
drug or therapy used for treatment
dantrolene
ICD-9-CM
995.86
genetic association
RYR1
prevalence
0.000333333
possible treatment
dantrolene
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