Pneumonitis, pleural effusion and pericarditis following treatment with dantrolene.
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A patient developed pulmonary infiltration, pleural effusions and pericarditis three months after starting dantrolene sodium. Peripheral blood eosinophilia and a raised ESR were present. Symptoms and signs resolved after the drug was discontinued. Dantrolene toxicity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pneumonitis and pleuro-pericarditis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 47 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984