Fatal acute hepatorenal failure following potassium permanganate ingestion

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-261

  Young, R J ^a   Critchley, J A J H ^a   Young, K K ^a   Freebairn, R C ^a   Reynolds, A P ^b   Lolin, Y I ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Hospital for Sick Children   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute hepatic failure; acute renal failure; N acetyl cysteine; poisoning; potassium permanganate

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; FREE RADICAL; OXIDIZING AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEPATORENAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE;

EID: 0030007858     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719601500313     Document Type: Article

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