A Rising Concern of Loperamide Abuse: A Case Report on Resulting Cardiac Complications.
abuse
cardiotoxicity
loperamide
prolonged qt interval
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 Dec 2019
06 Dec 2019
Historique:
entrez:
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2020
pubmed:
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2020
medline:
16
1
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The purpose of our case report is to generate awareness among the providers about the rising abuse of loperamide, which is a readily available nonprescription medication for its opiate-like actions and the risk of severe cardiac complications as a consequence of the same. It is currently becoming a significant concern among the healthcare fraternity due to its increasing abuse owing to its opioid agonistic activity. Our patient was a 32-year-old female who presented to the ED with ventricular dysrhythmias and persistent, prolonged QT interval secondary to excessively high doses of over-the-counter (OTC) loperamide abuse. More and more cases of loperamide abuse and its cardiotoxic potential are being reported in the literature, highlighting the increasing incidence of this problem.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31938606
doi: 10.7759/cureus.6314
pmc: PMC6944144
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e6314Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019, Sapra et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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