Butyrylcholinesterase deficiency

Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) deficiency is a metabolic disorder characterized by prolonged apnoea after the use of certain anesthetic drugs, including the muscle relaxants succinylcholine or mivacurium and other ester local anesthetics. The duration of the prolonged apnoea varies significantly depending on the extent of the enzyme deficiency.

Also known as: apnea, postanesthetic, susceptibility to, due to BCHE deficiency, butyrylcholinesterase deficiency, Acholinesterasemia, BCHED, Suxamethonium sensitivity, apnea, postanesthetic, butyrylcholinesterase deficiency, fluoride-resistant, Japanese type, cholinesterase 2 deficiency

3 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.