'Cloniderm' toxicity: Another manifestation of clonidine overdose

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 340-341

  Killian, Carol Ann ^a,c   Roberge, Raymond J ^b   Krenzelok, Edward P ^a   Stonage, Charles L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Westchester County Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine toxicity; Transdermal toxicity

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; CAFFEINE; CLONIDINE; NALOXONE; NIFEDIPINE;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DERMIS; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TOXICITY; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URINALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CLONIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVERDOSE;

EID: 0030810236     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199710000-00011     Document Type: Article

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