What is malignant hyperthermia?
Malignant hyperthermia is a rare inherited disorder that causes a fast rise in body temperature (fever) and severe muscle contractions when the affected person gets general anesthesia.
How do members experience malignant hyperthermia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with malignant hyperthermia*
Common symptoms
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Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Top treatments taken by people for malignant hyperthermia*
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Who has malignant hyperthermia on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 2 | |
20s | 2 | |
30s | 3 | |
40s | 5 | |
50s | 10 | |
60s | 4 | |
70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 11 | |
Female | 14 |
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