Myoglobinuria following anesthesia with enflurane and succinylcholine in an asthmatic child on theophylline
Shono, S.; Higa, K.; Watanabe, R.; Dan, K.
Masui. Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology 45(1): 91-95
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-4892 PMID: 8865732 Document Number: 455741
An 8-year-old asthmatic child on theophylline was anesthetized with enflurane in nitrous oxide and oxygen. He developed a generalized muscle rigidity after intravenous succinylcholine. Although the maximum rectal temperature was 37.9 degrees C, a marked elevation in muscle-derived enzymes and myoglobinuria were observed. The relations among theophylline which is a derivative of xanthines, inhalation anesthetics, and myoglobinuria are discussed.