Citation

Bruss P, Norris S, Pagan K, Cousino R, Grim A, Reinhold G. JETem 2021; 6(3): V7-V12.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, UC Irvine Health School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine)

DOI

10.21980/J8VH28

PMID

37465075

PMCID

PMC10332693

Abstract

Electrocardiograms (EKGs) are rapid, non-invasive tests that provide invaluable insight into the pathologic processes plaguing our patients. We present a case of a two-year-old child found to have ingested cocaine whose EKG mimicked that of Brugada Syndrome. However, given the differences, we propose that the reason for this pattern was more likely a sodium channel toxicity secondary to the sodium channel blocking effects of cocaine, resulting in a brugada phenotype rather than a brugada genotype. TOPICS: Brugada, brugada phenotype, sodium channel blocker.

Language: en