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Successful Treatment by Hemodialysis

BILLY J. MATTER, MD; PAUL E. DONAT, MD; MELVYN L. BRILL, MD; H. EARL GINN, JR., MD

Arch Intern Med. 1965;116(1):18-20.

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THE INITIAL investigations of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, commonly used to treat depression reactions, were favorable,^1,2 although adverse reactions such as dryness of mouth, postural hypotension, dizziness, and central nervous system disturbances occurred.^2,3 There have been several recent reports of severe hypertensive crises in patients taking drugs of this group.^4-13 A total of 22 fatalities from overdosage has been recorded.^14-21 Therapy for the overdosage of MAO inhibitors has consisted of withdrawal of the drug and symptomatic measures. The use of hemodialysis for removal of tranylcypromine (Parnate) sulfate, a potent MAO inhibitor, has not been previously reported.¹⁵

Report of Case

A 15-year-old white girl ingested 350 mg of tranylcypromine sulfate during an episode of psychic depression. Within six hours she became irrational and developed generalized muscular hyperactivity. Twenty-three hours after ingestion of the tablets, she was admitted to the Oklahoma University Hospital, Oklahoma City. Her blood pressure was 100/60 mm Hg; . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
OKLAHOMA CITY

From the Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Medical Center and Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Oklahoma City. The University of Oklahoma School of Medicine: Fellow in the Department of Medicine (Drs. Matter and Donat); Resident in the Department of Medicine (Dr. Brill); and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Physiology and recipient of the US Public Health Service Career Research Development Award (Dr. Ginn).

Footnotes
Received for publication Oct 10, 1964; accepted Jan 15, 1965.

Reprint requests to Veterans Administration Hospital, Nashville, Tenn 37203 (Dr. Ginn).

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