Introduction-p-Chloroaniline is more potent at producing methemoglobin than aniline in animal models. This case highlights the clinical presentation of an inhalation exposure to p-chloroaniline and associated laboratory analysis. An in-vitro study evaluating the metabolism of p-chloroaniline in human hepatocytes was undertaken to evaluate the metabolic fate more closely.
Introduction. The ability of dextromethorphan to potentiate serotonin levels and lead to serotonin syndrome is well known but few case reports are published. The lack of published cases suggests therapeutic doses of these drugs are not enough to cause serotonin syndrome. We present two cases of serotonin syndrome associated with supra-therapeutic doses of dextromethorphan and therapeutic levels of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). Case Series. In case one, serum drug levels from admission revealed a dextromethorphan level of 950 ng/mL (normal<5), escitalopram of 23 ng/mL (normal<200), chlorpheniramine of 430 ng/mL (normal<20) and undetectable levels of aripiprazole and benztropine. In case two, serum drug levels from admission revealed a dextromethorphan level of 2820 ng/mL, sertraline of 12.5 ng/mL (normal<200), and caffeine of 1.4 μg/mL (normal≤ 9 μg/mL). Discussion. To our knowledge, these are the first cases to use serum levels of dextromethorphan and a SSRI to confirm dextromethorphan-induced serotonin syndrome. Conclusion. Our cases suggest supra-therapeutic dextromethorphan doses with a therapeutic amount of a SSRI are required for serotonin syndrome. More work is needed to answer this question more completely.
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