A Very Bad Hair Day: Minoxidil Ingestion Causing Shock and Heart Failure

    August 2024 in “ Cureus ”
    Sabin Tripathee, Alexander Benyovszky, Ruchi Devbhandari … James Boris
    Studysummary In this case report, a young female who unintentionally ingested topical minoxidil experienced severe circulatory shock and acute pulmonary edema, emphasizing the need for immediate treatment with fluid resuscitation and vasopressors.
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    Research cited in this study 4

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    2. Prolonged Hypotension Induced by Ingesting a Topical Minoxidil Solution: Analysis of Minoxidil and Its Metabolites Acute medicine & surgery · 2016
    3. Minoxidil: An Underused Vasodilator for Resistant or Severe Hypertension Journal of Clinical Hypertension · 2004
    4. Minoxidil Overdose: Severe Hypotension and Tachycardia After Ingestion Chest · 1993