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King-Denborough Syndrome

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Malignant Hyperthermia RiskAvoid SuccinylcholineDifficult AirwaySkeletal Muscle WeaknessHyperkalemiaArrhythmiasHyperthermiaRhabdomyolysis

Pathophysiology

King-Denborough syndrome is a rare myotonia that comes packaged with multiple distinct physical features, and it is one of only two named disorders with established susceptibility to malignant...

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