Inhaled salbutamol intoxication

Abstract

In the specialized literature, there are few cases of inhaled salbutamol intoxication, being the most used bronchodilator in children’s asthma. We describe the situation of a 15-year-old teenager who inhaled salbutamol, in the context of an asthma attack, with each episode of coughing. At admission, the patient was conscious with a serious general state, afebrile, conscious, psychomotor agitation, tachycardic (heart rate=140/bpm), precordial pain, polypnea, dyspnea, with respiratory effort, hemodynamically stable, blood pressure=130/77 mmHg. Investigations showed hyperglycemia and hypokalemia. After the treatment, the evolution was favorable.

Keywords

• bronchial asthma
• intoxication
• salbutamol