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Lucy Norcliffe-Kaufmann1, Alejandra Gonzalez-Duarte, Jose Martinez
1Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Dysautonomia Center, New York University, 530 First Avenue, Suite 9Q, New York, NY 10016, USA. Lucy.Norcliffe-Kaufmann@nyumc.org
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.
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