Coma in a premature infant associated with the transdermal absorption of propylene glycol

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1195-1196

  Peleg, O ^a   Bar Oz, B ^a   Arad, I ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Drug toxicity; Propylene glycol; Skin absorption

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NITROFURAL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; COMA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSORPTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0031734769     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1998.tb00930.x     Document Type: Article

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