What is it about?

Dantrolene, originally developed to treat malignant hyperthermia was given to a patient with rhabdomyolysis resulting from bacterial toxins

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Why is it important?

Dantrolene may interrupt states of rhabdomyolisis, independant from its origin

Perspectives

to increase application spectrum of dantrolene in times of increasing rhabdomyolysis states ( drugs, bacterials, environment conditions as heat stroke, etc...)

Hans F Ginz
Universitat Basel

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This page is a summary of: Dantrolene for severe rhabdomyolysis in Staphylococcus aureus toxic shock syndrome, European Journal of Anaesthesiology, March 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health,
DOI: 10.1097/eja.0b013e32834c7c9d.
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