Case report
Rhabdomyolysis: a manifestation of cyclobenzaprine toxicity
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Correspondence: Shiven B Chabria shivenchabria@yahoo.com
Division of Hospital Medicine, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury CT, USA
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006, 1:16 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-16
Published: 17 July 2006Abstract
A case of cyclobenzaprine (flexeril) overdose and the resultant rhabdomyolysis is presented. A review of the range of clinical toxicity, management of overdose is described. The similarity of cyclobenzaprine to the tricyclic antidepressant class is emphasized; this report attempts to disseminate related information on this commonly prescribed centrally acting muscle relaxant.