THE TWISTED TRUTH: IDENTIFYING AND TREATING TORSADE DE POINTES (TDP) IN SURREPTITIOUS DRUG USE

TDP is a form of ventricular tachycardia (VT) associated with prolonged QT interval. Treatment of drug-induced TDP is challenging with clandestine drug use since appropriate therapy needs tailoring to causative drug. A 28 year old woman treated for pyelonephritis with levofloxacin became