Pleural Effusion-A Rare Complication of Aluminium Phosphide Poisoning

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1161-1163

  Suman, R L ^a,b   Savani, Minai ^a  

^a RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b 23 C Madhuban ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DOPAMINE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EDEMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOMITING;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHINES; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032758899     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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