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*

*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.

Top treatments taken by people for malignant hyperthermia*

Who has malignant hyperthermia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 2
30s 3
40s 5
50s 10
60s 3
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 11
Female 14

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with malignant hyperthermia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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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Treatments taken by people for malignant hyperthermia

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Compare treatments taken by people with malignant hyperthermia

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Who has malignant hyperthermia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 12 say malignant hyperthermia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 2
30s 3
40s 5
50s 10
60s 3
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 11
Female 14

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 8
Not Diagnosed 4

These charts show data from malignant hyperthermia patients who have completed their condition history
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