Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society

Year 2023, Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages 67-70

https://doi.org/10.26715/jbms.35_4_6

Case Report

Malignant Hyperthermia in the Dental Setting: A Case Report

Ahmed Khalfan1*, Khadija Hamed2, Omar Mustafa3

Author Affiliation

1Resident, Dental and Maxillofacial Center, Bahrain Defense Forces Royal Medical Services, Riffa, Bahrain

2Chief Resident, Anesthesia, Bahrain Defense Forces Royal Medical Services, Riffa, Bahrain

3Consultant, Dental and Maxillofacial Center, Bahrain Defense Forces Royal Medical Services, Riffa, Bahrain

*Corresponding author:

Dr. Ahmed Hasan Khalfan, Resident, Dental and Maxillofacial Center, Bahrain Defense Forces Royal Medical Services, Riffa, Bahrain; Email: ahmedkhalfan28@gmail.com 

Received date: October 01, 2023; Accepted date: December 03, 2023; Published date: December 31, 2023

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Abstract

Understanding rare diseases, such as Malignant hyperthermia (MH), will help provide optimal care to these patients, especially in dental settings. As MH is a sporadic, inherited disorder, dental clinicians must have sufficient knowledge and information about such a rare disease to manage a patient with such a condition. This article will describe a case with MH, highlighting the patient’s or parents’ concerns about using local anesthetic agents in dental treatment.

Keywords: Malignant hyperthermia, CACNA1S, RYR1, Whole exome sequencing, inhalation agents.