Catalog

Butyrylcholinesterase deficiency

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Link to WHO Definition

Butyrylcholinesterase deficiency – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/581237559

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