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Upper airway compromise in acute chlorpromazine ingestion
S A Russell1, H M Hennes, K J Herson
1Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
A 16-year-old boy developed symptoms of acute upper airway compromise after chlorpromazine ingestion. The patient took six 100-mg Thorazine tablets "to help him sleep". Laryngeal-pharyngeal dystonia is a life-threatening form of dystonic reaction that is dose-dependent. In children, acute upper airway compromise should raise the suspicion of exposure to phenothiazines.