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Angioedema Associated with Haloperidol

Author(s) -

Abdulmajeed Almadhyan

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international journal of health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1658-7774

pISSN - 1658-3639

DOI - 10.12816/0024685

Subject(s) - haloperidol , angioedema , emergency department , medicine , antipsychotic , emergency treatment , airway , airway obstruction , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , medical emergency , dermatology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , dopamine

Haloperidol is one of the antipsychotic medications which are widely used in the emergency department and its association with angioedema which is very rarely reported in scientific literature. One of the serious situations in the emergency department is angioedema and it bends airway obstruction which is need early attention and treatment. A case was reported which was observed at a governmental hospital in Riyadh. An adult female developed angioedema after single dose of Haloperidol intramuscular injection after coming to emergency department for agitation.

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