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[Heart arrest during general anesthesia in a child with unrecognized Duchenne's dystrophy]
Annales Francaises D'Anesthesie Et De Reanimation
|January 1, 1986
Abstract:
A three-year old child was anaesthetized by halothane. Cardiac arrest occurred soon after the injection of suxamethonium. Signs of rhabdomyolysis associated with hyperkalemia were present. The diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy was obtained afterwards.