• A & A case reports · May 2014

    Serotonin syndrome caused by administration of methylene blue to a patient receiving selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

    • Seval Izdes, Neriman Defne Altintas, and Cem Soykut.
    • From the *Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Yildirim Beyazit, Medical Faculty, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital; †Faculty of Medicine, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey; and ‡Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
    • A A Case Rep. 2014 May 1;2(9):111-2.

    AbstractA 31-year-old man who had surgery after a gunshot injury was recovering in the intensive care unit when a sudden deterioration in his condition occurred after enteral administration of methylene blue to detect a fistula. Serotonin syndrome was diagnosed based on hyperthermia, ocular clonus, and excessive diaphoresis.

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